Suntour Cassette removal tips?

[Kins]

Having a serious problem getting off the rear cassette from my BSA rear wheel. Watched the videos of several people most of who can stick the wheel in a vice with the tool in and turn the wheel or get a large bar on for extra leverage.

Problem I have is I can't stick a wheel nut over the proper park tool because the rear axle doesn't even come close to protruding through the tool and what ever angle I try the 2 pins just pop out soon as you put any sort of torque on to it.

Any ideas or tips before I throw it away and buy a replacement hub. It looks like a brand new cassette and fittings. I have no idea what gorilla fitted it but its doing my head in now.

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

Having a serious problem getting off the rear cassette from my BSA rear wheel. Watched the videos of several people most of who can stick the wheel in a vice with the tool in and turn the wheel or get a large bar on for extra leverage.

Problem I have is I can't stick a wheel nut over the proper park tool because the rear axle doesn't even come close to protruding through the tool and what ever angle I try the 2 pins just pop out soon as you put any sort of torque on to it.

Any ideas or tips before I throw it away and buy a replacement hub. It looks like a brand new cassette and fittings. I have no idea what gorilla fitted it but its doing my head in now.

I presume you have a solid axle and you have a Suntour freewheel not cassette. If I were you what I would try to do is to move the threaded axle further out on the drive side (by following typical instructions on cup and cone bearing adjustment, assuming that is what your hub has which is likely) by keeping the cone and bearings in if possible but removing the spacers on the non-drive side, and reverse the process afterwards.

 

[thegravestoneman]

what he said...

 

[Kins]

I presume you have a solid axle and you have a Suntour freewheel not cassette. If I were you what I would try to do is to move the threaded axle further out on the drive side (by following typical instructions on cup and cone bearing adjustment, assuming that is what your hub has which is likely) by keeping the cone and bearings in if possible but removing the spacers on the non-drive side, and reverse the process afterwards.

Its a cassette I think as its in multiple parts. No its not a solid axle and I cant get to the cassette side nut to shift the axle through unless I am being really dense which is possible. Probably doesn't help that one side of spokes has been removed but there is enough tension in the rest to get a purchase, just cant get the wrench to get a purchase, if that makes sense.

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

With a hollow axle can't you get a QR skewer to hold the tool?

 

[Kins]

With a hollow axle can't you get a QR skewer to hold the tool?

Erm good thinking bat man, will give it a go.

 

[thegravestoneman]

yep we always used an OLD skewer they do the job

 

[Kins]

Well its off!

Took two blokes from next door to come round and hold the wheel while I literally jumped up and down on the truck spanner. Nearly broke my wrist trying it on my own. Someone needs to know about torques I think.

Cheers fellas, didn't even consider the skewers as the bike has been apart so long now I forgot all about them.

Now just got to rebuild the wheel!

 

[thegravestoneman]

It was probably a heavy footed rider as they do them selves up as you cycle, was he a sprinter ?

 

[Kins]

Ex Australian S.A.S. according to his family but long before I met him, no idea how he rode his bike though.