Sram GX Cassette installation issue - help needed please

superjohnny · Mar 26, 2016

Hey there MTBR,
I'm having issues installing my GX cassette on the XD driver body. Like all freehub bodies there is one spot that is slightly wider than the rest and it should align with a slightly wider engagement tooth on the cassette, but the cassette teeth all look the same and none are slightly wider. I can't get the cassette to set onto the XD freehub.

Advice?

niels65 · Mar 26, 2016

You'll need to align the cassette to the splines and then you put on the cassette tightening tool (e.g. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/park-tool-cassette-lockring-tool-fr-5/rp-prod7213) and screw on the cassette. At first it doesn't feel right, but you'll see that the inner of the cassette turns and tightens on the free hub. It's quite different from putting on a cassette on a Shimano free hub.

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superjohnny · Mar 26, 2016

Is there a trick to aligning the cassette to the splines? That's the part that's mystifying me.

thank you!

niels65 · Mar 26, 2016

There is no magical trick, you just align it. After aligning you start screwing on the cassette. I had the same issue when I mounted my X1 cassette the first time, but I found guidance in this YouTube video (go to 9:30 minutes)

- I hope it works for you.

superjohnny · Mar 26, 2016

Well after a few hours I got it. There really is no trick. It feels off how hard you have to screw it in. thanks niels65 for your assistance, much appreciated.

niels65 · Mar 27, 2016

Well, great to be able to share my experience, and that you actually got it to work. Indeed sometimes it feels wrong even though it's right

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Brewhaw · Mar 28, 2016

Semi hijack question here. I just replaced my cassette as well. Do most people replace the chain also when replacing the cassette ?

HEMIjer · Mar 28, 2016

Yes ALWAYS new chain with a new cassette (especially pricey ones

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Don't always need new cassette when you install new chain.

niels65 · Mar 28, 2016

I usually rotate 2-3 chains on a cassette, putting on a new cassette I always start with a brand new chain, as the chain usually is the cheap part on the drivetrain

Mostly Broken · Apr 1, 2016

Quick question, also I'm as clear as mud on this right now so talk like I'm a noob. I realize that I will need a new free hub body but do I need a complete new hub? Or will the XD free hub body fit on my old hub? I have a sunringle rear hub with 9 speed cassette now.

niels65 · Apr 1, 2016

You just need a free hub body that will fit your hub.

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Mostly Broken · Apr 1, 2016

awesome, thanks. that make me excited. How do I know which will fit my hub?

niels65 · Apr 1, 2016

Somewhere on the hub it must be written what it is, or you may know from the bike shop where you bought the bike. Once you know the hub type and make you'll just gab to decide whether it's the SRAM XD type or the Shimano type (which also fits som SRAM cassettes).

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MHCBH · Nov 2, 2016

Sorry to dig up the old post but can anybody let me know how I actually go about converting my current XD hub (GX 1x11 set-up) so that I can install a 11-46 Shimano cassette?

niels65 · Nov 4, 2016

An XD freewheel hub is SRAM only, while a Shimano freewheel hub may fint certain SRAM models. You will have to install A Shimano compatible freewheel hub in ordre to fit a Shimano cassette. May I suggest to install an e-thirteen cassette if you need a wider range, they've just introduced a 9-46 11 speed cassette - please see https://bythehive.com/pages/drivetrain.

Cheers Niels

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