531colin wrote: ↑22 Jan 2021, 5:22pm
Well done to the OP for getting the blasted thing undone.
I have taken some photos, so I'm going to show them....spurred on originally by Jonathan's challenge (?) to take some photos, then by others comments on how tricky chain whips are to use, and how we should stress them in just the designed direction, and then by the thought that
between us all we should be able to think of a way of getting "stupid tite" (trade mark) lockrings undone without access to a complete workshop of tools.
So, here is my suggestion........with caveats....
1) Nobody but me goes near my bikes with a spanner, so I don't have to deal with broken or stripped fixings, or stuff done up by some gorilla who thinks he is working on a crane
2) I haven't even tried this; I have a bench vise, so I just fit my remover into the vise, drop the wheel on, and then I have 2 hands to fit the chain whip and use the chain whip to turn the cassette.
IMG_5362 by
531colin, on Flickr
So, now for the suggestion....
Firstly, fit the chain whip and
tie it in place. I have used some wire that was knocking about, because its red and shows up against my mucky bike.
IMG_5356 by
531colin, on Flickr
Now, fit the lockring remover
and secure it with the Q/R spindle I can't secure mine, because it doesn't have a hole for the Q/R.
Lean the wheel up against the wall, with a handy bit of scaffold tube (or what-have-you) over the chainwhip handle so the tube rests on the ground; attach a big spanner to the remover and you can now lean on that big spanner to undo the lockring....one hand is free to support/restrain the wheel.
IMG_5359 by
531colin, on Flickr
IMG_5360 by
531colin, on Flickr
What does the team think?