How to remove, and mount, a cassette, or a freewheel

Tools needed, and instructions how to remove, and mount a bicycle cassette (freehub), or a freewheel.

Table of CONTENTS:
00:00 Introduction - why remove a cassette?
01:46 Freehub vs Freewheel + Uniglide
03:55 Tools for freewhels and freehubs
05:58 Removing a freewheel
08:38 Mounting a freewheel
10:12 Removing a freehub cassette
14:02 Mounting a freehub cassette
19:30 Tightening torque

Useful LINKS:
If you have any questions, please use the BikeGremlin forum (I try to respond to every comment, but YouTube sucks at notifications, especially when it comes to any follow-up questions):
https://www.bikegremlin.net/

Cassette mounting - spacers:
   • Mounting a cassette onto a freehub [0...  

Unior 1670.5/4 cassette lockring tool (Amazon affiliate link):
https://amzn.to/32m8tUO

Mounting (anti-seize) pastes:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/7172/ant...

When to replace a chain (when is a chain worn):
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/733/chan...

Freehub vs Freewheel:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/199/bicy...

Rear sprockets explained:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/209/bicy...

Cassette (and freewheel) standards:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/3573/bic...

Rear hub compatibility:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/1259/bic...


List of all the BikeGremlin videos, sorted by categories:
https://bike.bikegremlin.com/youtube/


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