The QUICK question thread.....

[safreek]

What is this witchcraft? Never in my life needed additional spacers for a hg cassette on a hg hub....assuming that’s what you have.
Haven’t left out a spacer between the loose cogs? Or you haven’t turned a 10sp into a 9sp accidentally?

I will check that, been rooting around with a few cassette lately. I'm going to the bike shop in the morning, I want to ride on the weekend and I'm not known for my mechanical prowess.

 

[safreek]

I reckon the cassette has lost a spacer somewhere. Mind the gap!

When I took off the cassette off I kept it intact and transferred it straight over to the other wheel, no real opportunity to loose parts

 

[moorey]

First, check you have 10 cogs, and they’re all spaced. Unless it’s an 11sp missing a cog. What is it?

 

[bear the bear]

I will check that, been rooting around with a few cassette lately. I'm going to the bike shop in the morning, I want to ride on the weekend and I'm not known for my mechanical prowess.

Take picture and post... prepare to be schooled if you fucked it

 

[moorey]

Take picture and post... prepare to be schooled if you fucked it

And the cassette model number. Might be on lockring if original, or on the back of the big cog if Shimano.

 

[bear the bear]

And the cassette model number. Might be on lockring if original, or on the back of the big cog if Shimano.

I had set the bar low at potato cam pics...

 

[Minlak]

I will check that, been rooting around with a few cassette lately. I'm going to the bike shop in the morning, I want to ride on the weekend and I'm not known for my sexual prowess.

FTFY

 

[Mattyp]

I have 2 different 10spd Shimano cassettes for my roadbike, one uses a spacer, one does not. If I dont fit the spacer it still works but derailleur needs adjustment to suit. NFI why.

 

[moorey]

I have 2 different 10spd Shimano cassettes for my roadbike, one uses a spacer, one does not. If I dont fit the spacer it still works but derailleur needs adjustment to suit. NFI why.

All bets are off if we’re talking roadie gear.

 

[safreek]

All bets are off if we’re talking roadie gear.

Nar, not a road cluster. It is a sunrace. It's probably only knocked up 100km since new

 

[The Duckmeister]

Shimano did some weird stuff with early road 10-sp, playing around with deeper splines & slightly shorter freewheel body, hence the need to use a spacer when fitting those cassettes to "normal" HG-type bodies. MTB 10-sp. didn't adopt this weirdness, so should be a direct swap from 8 or 9-sp.

Are you perhaps mistaking inherent freewheel body play, accentuated by the larger sprockets, or is the cassette actually loose?

 

[Boom King]

Are fork seals universal by size, will a Pike seal fit a Formula 35 for example?

 

[safreek]

Are you perhaps mistaking inherent freewheel body play, accentuated by the larger sprockets, or is the cassette actually loose?

I have no idea to be honest, have only just started doing cassette changing as I finally got a whip. When I grab both sides and wiggle it it slightly moves

 

[dirtdad]

See if you can hold the smaller sprockets still and wiggle the larger ones. If you can, it's loose. Might need a spacer, but I'm guessing just not tight enough. How many uggas did you put into it?

 

[moorey]

Are fork seals universal by size, will a Pike seal fit a Formula 35 for example?

My gut says yes and no. I believe there’s some compatibility, but not necessarily. @link1896 is a good one to ask maybe

 

[safreek]

See if you can hold the smaller sprockets still and wiggle the larger ones. If you can, it's loose. Might need a spacer, but I'm guessing just not tight enough. How many uggas did you put into it?

Went to the bike shop and he said its a little freehub movement as @The Duckmeister said so all good. I am a little shy to go real tight on bolts as I used to snap them and tools. It's bad at times with super strength

 

[Dales Cannon]

40Nm, not 40MMMMm.

 

[Minlak]

40Nm, not 40MMMMm.

you mean 2 x uggahhduggas ???

 

[Dales Cannon]

you mean 2 x uggahhduggas ???

Have you seen freak? More like 200. I shit myself when he shook my hand.

 

[pink poodle]

Went to the bike shop and he said its a little freehub movement as @The Duckmeister said so all good. I am a little shy to go real tight on bolts as I used to snap them and tools. It's bad at times with super strength

Maybe tighten them with your cock next time? That's guaranteed to not over tighten anything.