How to Change a Freewheel/Cassette on a Bicycle
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- Опубліковано 23 жов 2012
- UPDATED TUTORIAL: • How to Remove the Cass...
This is a quick tutorial outlining how to remove and replace a freewheel cassette on a bicycle. I have included lots of little tips and tricks I have picked up from performing this task several times over the years.
If you replace your freewheel/cassette, you should also replace your chain: • How to Replace a Chain...
I hope you find this video helpful. Let me know if you have any questions. Please subscribe to my channel.
FAQ
Q: Why is your chain so rusty in this video?
A: When the freewheel/cassette on this bike failed, I tried swapping it with another one that I had from an old bike. Since chains and cassettes wear at the same rate, when I tried riding the bike with my existing chain, the chain was skipping since they were mismatched. I had a spare chain that came off an old bike (I wasn't sure if it was the same old bike) and tried installing that, but unfortunately it skipped too. The chain that you see in this video is that old chain. It was a bit rusty, but if it had not skipped, I would have cleaned/lubed it and used it. Instead, I decided to switch back to my old broken cassette, and make this video showing how to replace it with a new one.
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Top quality UA-camr! No shitty intro, no annoying music, just straight to the point and highly detailed! We need more UA-camrs like you!
Didn't ask me to like/subscribe at the end...
Hear hear!
Wrost quality UA-camr
I like this guy's videos. He explains everything, edits well, doesn't use stupid music, and works on bikes that are actually used, not those squeaky clean brand new display bikes like in those name-brand videos. His bikes look more like the average person's, which is what they'll be working on.
At last, a superb videolesson where the teacher knows exactly what we want and need to know - straight to the point without any overcomplication. This is one of the best instructional videos on UA-cam, it's taught me all I wanted and needed to know about this. Thank you!
Agreed! Just told my wife I just watched the best how to do it video ever!
@@donaldcooley7837 grease the screw threads before you put the cassette on
Thanks for considering the average rider while making this, all other videos got people working on some crazy Olympic bikes..finally a video i can relate my bike too lol..thanks bro!
thank you
after looking at loads of different websites and still not having a clue what size tool i needed your video explained what freewheel i had (same style as the one on your bike) and how to find out what tool i needed, you also explained how it works and how to do it in an easy way
thank you
ps.
you remind me of John C. Reilly
Pound for pound one of the best bike maintenance videos I've seen.
Thanks man.
It went smoother than I expected. This type of cassette, Shimano, is the way to keep it simple. I recommend this video. Great instructor. Thanks.
This is best bike repair video I have seen yet! You are doing things on professional manner, explaining it on way that common people, daily users of bikes, can easy understand . Bravo!
Awesome! When he said he didn't use an adjustable wrench and prefers the box end of a combo wrench I went straight to his channel and subscribed.
App for the app for the cameras
The most comprehensive lesson I've seen for replacing a freewheel cassette. Thanks!
I really appreciate the context you provide. From the wrench you use to the variety of freewheel removal tools. Those details are so helpful. Cheers!
I watched these so-called experts from cycle companies showing how to remove the cassette with a chain & wheel nut,after numerous go's I concluded it was a rubbish method,,, your method of putting the wheel against the wall and kneeling on the spanner had the cassette off in one go with hardly any effort , thank you for taking the time to put this help video together, it has really helped me.
regards
pete
Hi! FYI! So far, of the 5 or 6 vids I've watched on this subject, yours is the absolute best! Absolute tops on theory of operation and the mechanics and economics of the repair. I'm sure it'll be tough to beat. Thanks.
Very helpful and clear. Good energy. Well edited. Just the right level of detail. I especially appreciate the details of the part numbers for the tools and also getting the most life out of the tools. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more videos from you.
Incredible video! Shows clearly and carefully every step involved. Highlights all the pitfalls and adds extra information of the kind other videos omit. Thanks a lot!
Man, you are a saviour. No one explains how to replace that kind of cassette in all youtube and most of the Internet. There're places in the world where the new kind of cassette (the modern ones, freewheel as part of the hub and chainrings as a separate piece) are both, or really expensive or really rare in common bikes, and no one cares about it.
Great video, taught me what i needed to know. Spent several hours looking for instructions on how to do this, your video is the only one that makes sense!. My bearings in my rear wheel had gone loose (wobbling side to side), so i bought a new wheel, and have been trying to put my freewheel onto the new wheel.
Many thanks.
This is one of the best instructional videos I've watched on UA-cam.
Very useful and informative video - exactly what I needed. Thanks a lot!
Really like that you elaborate in such detail. Thanks for taking the time!
Thank you ..I was a bit dumb about how put a new one on but your video made it step by step easy for me
Great video cjhoyle! I have a shiny new freewheel on my vintage Fuji now.
I need to replace the speed cassette on my bike after putting a new chain. Your video pretty much told me all I needed to know. I wasn't sure on how to find the right tool to remove it but it looks fairly easy.
Thank you for the upload, very helpful, I plan on swapping out my old freewheel for a new modern one. I saved this in my favorites.
Best tutorial to remove a freewheel on UA-cam. Thanks
Very helpful thanks. Some people are just good people
Sir
After 'faffing about' for a couple of hours and not getting the old cassette off the wheeel, puting the tool in a vice then mounting the wheel and turning the wheel anti-clockwise seemed so simple I could not think why I had not tried it before. Every day IS a school day, always learning. Thank ysaving my day,
great video.very helpful, just started biking again after 50 years. wish we'd had this stuff when I was a kid, best teaching device ever!
This guy is the most striaght up you tuber ever! Just a serious guy about his stuff! Very good tutorial guide!
Excellent video - good closeup screen shots and clear explanations. I especially liked your explanation as to why its best to use box wrenches rather that adjustables. Many thanks!
Thanks man. I've been longing to learn how replace a Freewheel/Cassette as well as learn the name of it and what tool to use.
Hello, thank you very much for this tutorial. It helped me to get my nearly 30-years-old Shimano cassette off my back wheel. Cheers. Oliver
Your video is much better than the so called "pros", very simple explanation, thanks.
YOU GOT MAIL!
true this post showed anyone can replace a freewheel (or a cassette)... and it was comedy relief...
Couldn't have asked for a better explanation, thanks.
Thanks dude! Very helpful! My cassette's in the process of going kaput on me too!
I've never replaced one before & your video is already a great help!
My bike rear wheel got bent, being in Singapore, advised to throw away and buy new, but this video and the bike in this video gave me hope to repair it. Thanks mate.
having same problem, now m ganna buy that free wheel tool and i ride ma bike whole Canadian winter like u.i watch all your videos u uploaded really helpful thanks
Thank is a fantastic video, very informative and perfect close ups to help us newbies. I have an old broken Ridgeback bike that was given to me that I've been meaning to fix up for years. Wanting to learn how to fix and maintenance it myself I thought it would be straight forward, but then come across cassettes, freewheels, and what not that had me confused. My back wheel is buckled so will be buying a new one along with freewheel and chain, but will save this excellent vid for when I need to change freewheel again. Thank man.
Thanks for this video. It gave me the confidence to tackle my freewheel. Love the clear instructions.
Thank you for a very informative and well presented video. I didn't watch so that I could crit your chain or paint-job. I needed to know how to remove a cassette and now i know.
Best video out there on how to change a cassette. Great job and thanks!
Thanks for the time you take to share this info with everyone.
Thank you, really helpful guide and the detail removes the need to ad lib.
This is a very helpful video -- especially for newbie, bike mechanic wannabes.
Thanks
I enjoyed this clip very much, I feel that I now know enough to do it myself with all the information given in this clip, not a thing left out, very informative, thank you.
Thanks, I liked the bonus information on how the freewheel actually worked.
Thank you for your videos, your explanations are very clear, thery are very useful, greetins from Argentina
Sorry for my english.
Te entiendo,, soy latin,,
Nice work. I like the vise trick, also I'd like to add in order to keep those bearings in place when assembling any axle or cassette with loose bearings, just put lots of grease on raceways and the bearings will stick there until you gently assemble the parts together. No special tools needed.
Thanks for the step by step instruction! Very useful!
Excellent video. I had a wheel that was super stuck on and would have never thought to put it on by vice! Came right off. Thanks for the information and advice.
Nice work!
Thanks! Good video, was able to remove my freewheel with your advice.
Thank you for posting this. Very easy to follow just as if one of your homies was explaining the steps.
Thanks.
thanks so much man, ten thumbs up, five stars, you deserve it! Subscribed!
Having never had to work on a freewheel before,I should have watch your video first!!
I did it bass ackwards, don't ask what I did I couldn't explain it to you LOL
Great video! Thanks for all the clear details and tips.
You are a real teacher, Thanks!
This was helpful. Thanks for putting up this vid.
Great video. Showed me step by step how to fix my bike. Thank you sir!
cjhoyle, your explanation is very clear and easy to follow. Thank You.
Thank you for this. I did not think that I needed the tool. I uninstalled the long nut and bolt that hold the wheel in place.
Good video, no messing around. Did exactly what it said on the tin (description).
Excellent video. I liked seeing in side the freewheel too. Thanks!
Very well explained ,thank you
Love your vids! Always very detailed in your vids.
Excellent, dude. That was very helpful.
very helpful, u deserve a beer.
Thank you for yet another great video!
Hi, thanks for all the great videos, A spoke broke on my bike, it was on the back wheel, so had to remove the freewheel, when I removed that I saw that the wheel bearings had no grease left so I used your 'How to Rebuild and Repair a Wheel Bearing on a Bicycle' video, also greased the front wheel bearings as well. Also used 'How to True (Straighten) a Bicycle Wheel'. The videos are very clear and easy to follow and all the equipment advice is excellent. Thanks again
thanks bud, worked for me when i got a long bar and socket on the tool to undo it, very tight!!
wow! finally I managed to remove the cassette after multiple of tries.. video is really helpful in removing Freewheel Cassette! Highly recommended
Thanks, glad you found it helpful!
Funny, when I saw the derailleur I was thinking, "Say, that looks just like a Falcon FIS derailleur that's on my old bike", lol. And it was as you pointed out. Now I know what tools I'm gonna need unfortunately, haha.
Well this was 13 minutes worth learning. Thank You.
Thanks, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thank you !!
Very informative , clearly explained .
From Uk , thank you, excellent and your time was not wasted
I just broke my adjustable wrench XD I had to go out a buy a new adjustable wrench and a combination wrench. Awesome video, thank you!
Thanks! Just what I needed,rebuilding an old Murray Terrain.
I have subscribed to your channel awhile ago. Keep the practical info coming!
Bob in st louis
you forgot a dab of grease on
the cassette threads before
spinning on.
One of the best tuto ever !,!
Awesome video ... clear direction and great video! Thanks.
Great video man!
Great video, very clear explanation. Thanks a lot and have a good time on your Green Machine!
Thank you for your excellent and refreshingly "unyoutuby" video. Very simple and calm explanation, no hard cuts or anoying visuals or soundeffects. You helped me a lot with it! Have a nice Day, and keep going on :)
Hi. I learn alot from these tutorials. I also ride in a winter climate and I have found that coating the frame with clear fiberglass resin makes it impossible for road salts to eat away at the frame. It is quick and easy...and the resin is only ten bucks at wal-mart. Just apply the resin with a paint brush and never have a rusty frame again. Think Spring :)
Simple and informative..That's all we need..
Thank you, this video tutorial was very helpful.
thank u carry much, this was really helpful i had only seen the cassette freewheel lose before now so i was messing around with a chain whip while non was needed. and u dint blabber on unlike the last 50 instructions i watched.
man, you are great - the details u got into. thanks for video, and all the best
this was very helpful, thank you
your video is very informative!! i'll make sure i get a new chain with the cassette
Very useful video explained at a suitable level. Thank you.
Watched another video on here and never said nothing about them having trouble coming off I thought I was doing it wrong but after watching yours understood why i needed so much force to remove it
Thanks. I like to use real-world examples in my demonstrations.
Great explanation of something I know nothing about. Thanks.
Great video, very helpful.
Nice job! Thank you for sharing the information!
Great video! Very informative and great camera work to show what is going on.
Very clear!!! Thanks.
solid vid thanks for the explanation of how the freewheel tool works, thats the info. i was looking for
Really helpful. My son's bike's cassette has come adrift. Now I know what to expect inside, so I can have a look and see if it's mendable.
Thanks
Great video very detailed and informative .Bravo !
Really good video. Thanks buddy.
helpful as always , thank you for tuition !