How do you replace a rear sprocket on a bike?
How to change a cassette
- Remove rear wheel and quick release. Shift into the smallest sprocket.
- Remove cassette. Wrap your chain whip around the sprockets, and insert the lockring tool.
- Clean freehub body.
- Attach new cassette.
- Attach lockring.
- Reattach quick release and fit wheel back onto bike.
Can you remove a sprocket?
You’ll need two chain whips to loosen the sprocket. One to keep the cassette in place while you unscrew the sprocket with the other. I used a chain whip from Decathlon to loosen the sprocket.
How do you change a rear bike wheel without a quick release?
Disengage brakes and derailleur gear (gives chain more slack, making wheel removal easier) Work on the nuts and loosen them using a spanner (Pro tip: use a spanner with the exact size of nuts) Gently remove the rear bike wheel. Completely remove the derailleur chain and lift your bike off the ground.