Broken Campagnolo 11 speed spacers

Back by popular demand, the general all-things Road forum!

Moderator: robbosmans

Post Reply
phunky
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:06 pm

by phunky

Hi - Often when I take off my cassette I find one or more of the plastic spacers is broken. Others having the same problem? What am I doing wrong? I always use a torque wrench on the lockring, so it should not be an overtorquing issue.....

thanks!!

by Weenie


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com



audiophilitis
Posts: 479
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:49 am

by audiophilitis

torque to 40nm?

phunky
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:06 pm

by phunky

Thanks for the reply.

Yup - That's the torque I'm tightening to.... and yet they still seem to come out in pieces more often than not.

audiophilitis
Posts: 479
Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2012 12:49 am

by audiophilitis

I cracked one of the spacers that separate the 2 titanium clusters (SR cassette), and was able to replace it. Never happened again. Which spacers have cracked on your cassette -- those that separate the individual gears?

phunky
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:06 pm

by phunky

The little plastic ones with the 2.2 on them. And it is a royal pain, because none of the LBS's around here stock much campy, let along campy bits like that. Just ordered a bunch from Germany, but would prefer to find a solution, then continuing to pay way too much for little bits of plastic!!!

androidavies
Posts: 74
Joined: Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:34 pm

by androidavies

You don't say which brand of hub/wheel you are using... I say this, because on some freehub bodies, (Zipp, Mavic, Tune, others?), it's possible to fit the Campag cassette onto the freehub body incorrectly. There was an interesting article about this on the Velonews site by Lennard Zinn. Usually it will lead to cracked/broken sprockets as well though.

Worth checking if you have the cassette on a non Campag brand freehub.

User avatar
choiboi
Posts: 110
Joined: Sun Aug 15, 2010 2:38 pm

by choiboi

I use a tune hub and have the same issue.
David
[b]'10 CANNONDALE CAAD10

phunky
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2015 11:06 pm

by phunky

I wonder if that is the issue? I use a powertap g3c hub.

Someone should really make alloy versions.

myungjinkim
Posts: 20
Joined: Sat Mar 28, 2015 3:35 pm

by myungjinkim

Did a couple of torque?

by Weenie


Visit starbike.com Online Retailer for HighEnd cycling components
Great Prices ✓    Broad Selection ✓    Worldwide Delivery ✓

www.starbike.com



Post Reply