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Can you replace the rear Campagnolo 8 speed cassette body with a 9/10 speed Campagnolo body on a Mavic Cosmic Expert tubular rear wheel?
Please disregard the Ksyrium Elite Wheelset as it was the only Mavic product which would allow the question to be asked
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a common problem is to have a spoke nipple or some carbon flash that is loose inside the rim.
Take off the tire and rim strip,
and hold the wheel with the valve hole at the bottom.
shake and rattle the piece, until it falls out of the valve hole.
Another option is to squirt some spray foam into the rim,
and shake the wheel until the piece sticks in the foam.
Use very little foam,
as the more you use, the more off balance the wheel can become
and you can fill spoke or valve holes, making service difficult.
Nope. Campi and Shimano casette bodies are TOTALLY INcompatible, BUT I have had good luck with finding Campi casettes online (eBay) and having no interchange problems between my wheels and Shimano or Campi 9-speed shifters and derailleurs on several bikes. I switch wheels without concern for the other hardware.
That's a 16-tooth spread in the rear. The cage can handle 36 teeth of chain length change including the front. That means your highest and lowest chainrings should be within 20 teeth of each other, but I avoid those issues by being careful to find a straighter chain line than anything near a cross-chain, typically not venturing more than one cog past the center opposite the chainring I use. That way I can actually use a shorter chain, too.
In my experience with Shimano cassettes on Mavic wheels, the answer is "yes" but i had a mountain wheel and cassette. The only way to know is to put it on and see if there is slop in the fitment. If there is, then you have your answer. i also had this problem with Mavic: i had to adjust the high and low settings on my rear derailleur because of the awkward spacing of the Mavic freehub. Just something you should be aware of in case you have difficulty with shifting after the install. By the way - although they are inferior cassettes, SRAM cassettes seem to fit Mavic freehubs better.
Not sure if you ever got a response. I can help with half the issue. These Mavic SSC-SL wheels are a breeze to disassemble the rear hub (I've done so many times). I have these wheels on road bikes AND cross bikes. You DON'T need (nor want to use a vise). Yes, the one side is a 5 mm allen key. While the other side seems like it has nothing, you can actually (with your hand) simply grab the black axle and pull it away/off the hub. It will be a bit stubborn, but trust me, it comes off. There is an O-ring on the inside that simply keeps it sealed and on. Once you have that part off, you now insert a 10 mm allen key. With the 5mm in the other side, you can now twist and remove the entire axle and freehub. Careful, the freehub will now come off the axle, exposing the seals, a washer, AND 2 pawls that are in place by springs. Be careful not to lose the springs.
There's not much to it. Now simply inspect, lube and reassemble. Btw, this is also how you change your wheel from a Shimano hub to a campy hub.
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