Cassette body question

[Kriek]

The other day I noticed my cassette body being loose.I tighten it with my hands, but when I tighten the bolts (the stuff where the skewers clamp against), the cassette turns with resistance (a lot) when I turn it backwards. But if I then slightly loosen the bolts then the body is too loose. Is there some trick in this or is there something wrong???

[Zaskar]

That doesnt sound right. Tightening your axle bolts (the ones that the skewers clamp against) shouldnt influence the rotation of the freehub body. What wheels are they?

 

I would take them to my local bike shop to check out.

[Tumbleweed]

sounds like the freehub is shot? is the cassette loose? how did you tighten the lock ring?

[Daxiet]

I assume from the items described, the cassette is not actually involved here. I take it we are talking about the hub and the bolts that hold the axle in place.

If you tighten the bolts don't over do it, this will cause the hub to lock up or grind, tighten just to the point where the hub still spins free and there is no wobble. When tightening the skewers the bolts should be "locked" in place and happiness will be restored. Obvioulsy if you remove the wheel the bolts may again losen and you may need to tighten them a tiny bit to prevent wobble.

 

Hope I read between the lines correctly and this solution helps.

 

Cassette wise there is a lock ring that requires a specific tool depending on which cassette you have (Shimano and SRAM use the same tool). This lockring I beleive needs to be tightened to 40-50nm. This is the only thing that can be tightened to keep the cassette tightly on the freehub.

Daxiet2009-02-05 03:59:05