Cassette Cleaning

[Dirtbreath]

I have collected an assortment of brushes (bike specific, car, house etc) and can clean anywhere on my bike except behind the sprockets and chain rings. Is there a brush that can get in there, a Park Tools brush doesnt scrub behind the teeth. Flossing with a cloth works but it is painful and you tear the cloth to shreds.

 

This might sound anal but I find that if I dont clean my cassette properly my chain gets dirty very quickly.

 

Any neat tricks out there?

[ShortLegs]

Pull the sucker off, dip in petrol/paraffin. 

Give a little scrub with a toothbrush (old one unless you like the nasty taste of petrol).

Allow to dry or wipe off with a rag.

Stick the sucker back on the wheel (cogs in the right order) and tighten the lock-ring to the correct toque.

[jabbathemutt007]

 

Pull the sucker off' date=' dip in petrol/paraffin. 

Give a little scrub with a toothbrush (old one unless you like the nasty taste of petrol).

Allow to dry or wipe off with a rag.

Stick the sucker back on the wheel (cogs in the right order) and tighten the lock-ring to the correct toque.[/quote']

And get a chain with a master link so you can do the same with the chain.

 

[Willehond]

Pull the sucker off' date=' dip in petrol/paraffin.  (or Klean Green)

Give a little scrub with a toothbrush (old one unless you like the nasty taste of petrol). (nailbrush works better!)

Allow to dry or wipe off with a rag.

Stick the sucker back on the wheel (cogs in the right order) and tighten the lock-ring to the correct toque.[/quote']

 

That's the only way to do it plus you get to buy extra bike tools!  Chain whip and cluster tool. 

 

Your cassette will never be cleaner!

[Dirtbreath]

You take it off every clean?

 

I clean my chain with a scrubber after every ride. Got it down to a 5min ritual. That blue Park Tools brush works well on the jockey wheels and face of the sprockets/cogs but not on the inside face.

[Azonic]

Take the wheel off. Spray a LITTLE petrol, parafin, turps on the casette, and floss with a rag, doing one space between the cogs at a time. Goes quick, you can clean the cassette under 60 seconds.

[avatar]

I agree with ShortLegs. Easiest and cleanest way. just dont lose spacers and dont crossthread the lockring when putting the cassette back on the body.

[Willehond]

You take it off every clean?

 

I clean my chain with a scrubber after every ride. Got it down to a 5min ritual. That blue Park Tools brush works well on the jockey wheels and face of the sprockets/cogs but not on the inside face.

 

Takes 15 seconds to take off the cluster and you get it CLEAN.  I got tired of scrubbing like mad and then still not getting the cluster clean on the wheel.

 

Plus you don't want any degrease to get into your hub.  I also tie the sprockets together with a ziptie to make sure I get them back on quickly and I don't loose a spacer.

[ShortLegs]

Takes 15 seconds to take off the cluster and you get it CLEAN.  I got tired of scrubbing like mad and then still not getting the cluster clean on the wheel.

 

Plus you don't want any degrease to get into your hub.  I also tie the sprockets together with a ziptie to make sure I get them back on quickly and I don't loose a spacer.

 

Alternatively, learn the order in which they go on (generally smallest to biggest) and try to remember that there should be a spacer between each sprocket.

 

Not that difficult, honest

[Dirtbreath]

I really don't want to take the damn thing off every wash. I am going to search for a small bottle brush (pipe celaner size) that scrubs inbetween. We used to have these thing to clean out test tubes in chemistry pracs. When I find it I will post pics.

[Aedon]

I use a long bristle paint brush dipped in Klean Green.

Works fine.

[pastapouch]

Take the front wheel off, open the rear door of your car. Put the bicycle in by riding it upside down on its back wheel onto the back seat. Close the door. Drive it to yur lbs for a service. After the service the casette should be clean.

[martelpypie]

 

wipe your chain that were in parafien for an hour all over the grass this really works! As Bling as new!

martelpypie2008-08-06 07:05:00

[Dirtbreath]

Take the front wheel off' date=' open the rear door of your car. Put the bicycle in by riding it upside down on its back wheel onto the back seat. Close the door. Drive it to yur lbs for a service. After the service the casette should be clean.[/quote']

 

If I have to service my bike after every ride I will be a poor man. Besides, it takes longer to get my bike to the shop than to clean it.

[Willehond]

Takes 15 seconds to take off the cluster and you get it CLEAN.  I got tired of scrubbing like mad and then still not getting the cluster clean on the wheel.

 

Plus you don't want any degrease to get into your hub.  I also tie the sprockets together with a ziptie to make sure I get them back on quickly and I don't loose a spacer.

 

Alternatively' date=' learn the order in which they go on (generally smallest to biggest) and try to remember that there should be a spacer between each sprocket.

 

Not that difficult, honest

[/quote']

 

Listen smartass, I have two kids, a wife, a labrador, 5 hamsters and occasionally my mother-in-law who distract me at home.  I don't need to spend twenty minutes digging behind the couch cushions because they decided the shiny spacer looked nice to play with whilst I was distracted cleaning the rest of my bike.  So the ziptie stays!

 

(thanks for the smallest to biggest tip though)

[Piernas Flacas]

Give a little scrub with a toothbrush (old one unless you like the nasty taste of petrol).

 

The other day someone mentioned that wive's toothbrushes are very effective too