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I cant get it off. I have tried everything. Usually not defeated by mechanical bits but I am loosing knuckles here!
Help any tips?
I take it you have the lock ring off or is that the problem?
Is it stick on the freehub? When mine did that I just jiggled it side to side as much as possible and then left it as far as poss to the opposite side it had been at the start, then took a big hammer to it
NO its the lockring wont budge I have bent my chain whip now 🙁
🙁 maybe stick the cassette in a vice and get a massive tube to place over the wrench or whatever your using?
Kettle of boiling water.
Large flat head screw driver down behind biggest ring and hub and twist. If its a pro2 you can get a smaller flat head in the end of the free hub grooves and twist. Remember to shout at the same time as twisting " come on ya f...... b...... c..." Should work.
Beat me to it. Lock ring eh. Long bar on the ends of chain whip and ratchet and shouting.
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When I had this problem (on a new bike!) I took it to the LBS and their solution was a bigger spanner and even bigger chainwhip. It's is normally just a case of force (and turning it the right way).
I use an oil-filter wrench rather a chain-wip. More chain in contact with the sprockets as there is loads of it results in a tighter hold. (also £15 cheaper than a chain wip) Really massive spanner helps too.If you are anywhere near Cardiff you can borrow my 18-inch long adjustable (I don't live in Cardiff, but lent it some time ago to someone who does and keep meaning to get it back from him...)
If your chain-wip has plenty of grip put your cassette-tool face-up in bench vice and turn the whole wheel for extra leverage.
I use a park tools chain whip and had to use an 18" breaker bar to remove a lockring once 😮
its stuck 🙁 maybe try boiler water tomorrow... I needed to sort this tonight though 🙁