I'm experiencing the infamous creaking 11 speed cassette, went to pull it and the thing is fawning tight! Somehow it worked its way tight or jammed itself as I had it off about 2-3 months ago and when I reinstalled it I torqued it to spec. Broke my cheap chain whip last night, bought a new park whip today and broke it too. Pulled the freehub, soaked it in penetrating oil, then reinstalled and tried again, bent a 3rd chain whip.
If a new I9 driver weren't $180 and the cassette $300 I'd be tempted to just throw it all away, but I'd like to at least salvage one or the other.
My best and only thoughts at the moment is to build a fixture that hold the driver with dowel pins in the pawl pivots and bolt it to my welding table, or weld something to the cassette to eliminate the need for a chain whip, but then the cassette is definitely trash. Not sure the slots for the pawns can withstand the torque I'll need to remove this thing, although that may allow me to salvage everything.
No clue how this thing got so tight, the 42t cog is dished about .100" and I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be flat.
If a new I9 driver weren't $180 and the cassette $300 I'd be tempted to just throw it all away, but I'd like to at least salvage one or the other.
My best and only thoughts at the moment is to build a fixture that hold the driver with dowel pins in the pawl pivots and bolt it to my welding table, or weld something to the cassette to eliminate the need for a chain whip, but then the cassette is definitely trash. Not sure the slots for the pawns can withstand the torque I'll need to remove this thing, although that may allow me to salvage everything.
No clue how this thing got so tight, the 42t cog is dished about .100" and I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be flat.
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