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[Closed] Cassette tooth straightening? Possible ?

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One of the small lads got a new bike last week. When cleaning it after FoD yesterday we noticed it's got a bent tooth on gear 6...

I was going to put something behind it and hammer/persuade it straight ?


 
Posted : 01/08/2021 9:02 am
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Ignore, all sorted.


 
Posted : 01/08/2021 10:38 am
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Adjustable spanners are the tool of choice for this and chainrings. They clamp down nicely and allow a decent force. Or a vice of course.


 
Posted : 01/08/2021 11:22 am
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@weeksy

Care to share your technique?

I bent a SRAM cassette a few weeks back and no amount of brute force was bringing that back in line. It was something around the 28t cog that was bent for a quarter of its circumference. I chucked it away in the end but given the current parts issues if it happens again I need a fix!


 
Posted : 02/08/2021 6:15 pm
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Vice mate.

Tightened it using vice itself which got it 90%, then just that single tooth on its own and bent it the final bit.


 
Posted : 02/08/2021 6:37 pm
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I use a set of small molegrips for this. Works well.


 
Posted : 02/08/2021 8:09 pm