[CR]Lubricating and Removing Cassette Hubs

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Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:10:13 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <380-22008311721835172@M2W038.mail2web.com>
Subject: [CR]Lubricating and Removing Cassette Hubs

I'm a bit embarrassed by my lack of knowledge in this regard, but what is the best way to lubricate a cassette hub? One reason for my ignorance is that that I only have I think four of these, unless you count early forerunners of the cassette like Wiley-Bayliss or Helicomatic. I just acquired an On-Topic Dura Ace EX hubsets to add to one AX hubset. The only place I can see to add lubricant is between the axle and cassette at the outside end of the cassette. Is there another place to lubricate? Are modern cassettes lubricated in the same manner as the On-Topic DA EX and AX?

Also I recently saw a cassette body removal tool on eBay. I must confess I'd never thought before about the need to remove the cassette body from the hub, and frankly wasn't even sure this was possible. Is this something one is actually likely to need to do? Do I need such a tool to consider myself a complete bicycle mechanic?

Regards,

Jerry Moos
Big Spring, Texas, USA