What tool do I need (cassette and chainring and chain removal)?

[DismalScientist]

A chain tool for “breaking” the chain
A cassette tool (potentially called a freewheel tool) for removing the cassette from the hub. You will also need a wrench (25mm?) to turn the cassette tool and a chain whip to hold the cassette in place while turning the tool.
A crank tool to extract the crank arms from the bottom bracket (and you might need a wrench for that tool as well). I don’t know how these newfangled cranks work–it doesn’t look like square-tapered, as God intended cranks to be.
You will lastly need the appropriate hex key (allen wrench) to remove the chain rings from the crank arm.

[jabberwocky]

To remove cassette: chainwhip, cassette lockring tool, adjustable wrench (to grip lockring tool)
To remove chainrings: usually just two metric allen wrenches. Sometimes the backside of the chainring bolts use a big flathead (there is a special tool for them but a large flathead screwdriver usually works fine too). Assuming you aren’t actually removing the crankset, which you shouldn’t need to just for chainring cleaning.
Chain: nothing if theres a quicklink, chainbreaker if there isn’t (and a quicklink to put it back on).

[Tania]

I have a chain whip, cassette thingy and socket wrench to fit it, all of which I can bring to Kindred tomorrow.

[Subby]

Thanks all – I have a chain whip from messing around with my fixed gear bike but I wasn’t sure what kind of cassette lockring tool I needed. Seems like a bunch of different choices. I have an SRAM cassette – so I will figure it out.

[jabberwocky]

@Subby 127621 wrote:

Thanks all – I have a chain whip from messing around with my fixed gear bike but I wasn’t sure what kind of cassette lockring tool I needed. Seems like a bunch of different choices. I have an SRAM cassette – so I will figure it out.

Unless you have something really old or exotic (which it does not appear you do), a bog standard tool like the Park FR5 should do it.
http://www.parktool.com/product/cassette-lockring-tool-fr-5

[TwoWheelsDC]

@Tania 127616 wrote:

I have a chain whip, cassette thingy and socket wrench to fit it, all of which I can bring to Kindred tomorrow.

I also have all the necessary tools if you two can’t make this work.

@Subby 127613 wrote:

I want to remove the cassette and chain ring and chain and clean them really well (and evaluate for replacement). What specific tools do I need? Thanks!

I can’t tell exactly what type of BB that is, but you might as well clean and re-lube it while you’ve got everything taken apart. I have tools for a GXP BB, which I think will fit, since I’m assuming it’s a Megaexo or whatever external bearing system FSA uses.

[Subby]

@TwoWheelsDC 127623 wrote:

I can’t tell exactly what type of BB that is, but you might as well clean and re-lube it while you’ve got everything taken apart. I have tools for a GXP BB, which I think will fit, since I’m assuming it’s a Megaexo or whatever external bearing system FSA uses.

Is this what the BB tool looks like?

http://www.parktool.com/product/bottom-bracket-tool-bbt-9

[jrenaut]

Does the chain whip have to be the same size as your chain? Just wondering if you might have a 1/8 chain whip and a smaller chain on your geared bike and not sure how compatible they are.

[Vicegrip]

Got all the tools and stuff required to tear down, clean, inspect, and reassemble in a clean dry place to work if you want to stop in. In the shop most evenings anyway. Right around the corner from you.

Jebezus warn me next time. I just looked at the images of your cassett and RD without squinting and peeking through fingers over my eyes. 😮 We can tear the drive train down and give it a bath in the heated ultrasonic cleaner while cleansing a couple of bike motors with a beer based solvent flush.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@Subby 127624 wrote:

Is this what the BB tool looks like?

http://www.parktool.com/product/bottom-bracket-tool-bbt-9

Yep…although mine is the socket-style that can attach to a torque wrench.

[vvill]

@jrenaut 127625 wrote:

Does the chain whip have to be the same size as your chain? Just wondering if you might have a 1/8 chain whip and a smaller chain on your geared bike and not sure how compatible they are.

I think if you have a 3/32 chain whip you will have trouble getting a 1/8 cog off a wheel, for example. The other way round would be okay I imagine.

[baiskeli]

Two observations:

The real problem is putting it all back together.

“Chain whip” is the kinkiest-sounding tool ever.

[jrenaut]

Sheldon Brown really should have a guide to turning on Google Safe Search before looking up chain whips.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@vvill 127629 wrote:

I think if you have a 3/32 chain whip you will have trouble getting a 1/8 cog off a wheel, for example.

You are correct…it’s possible if your cog isn’t on too tight, but it’s a pain in the ass.

[dkel]

@vvill 127629 wrote:

I think if you have a 3/32 chain whip you will have trouble getting a 1/8 cog off a wheel, for example. The other way round would be okay I imagine.

The other way round works fine (done it myself).

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