SRAM cassette

I took an SRAM 11-32 9-speed off the touring bike to remove a broken
spoke protector. The cog assembly was held together by a single bolt.
Is this the way they manufacture them? There are 2 other holes
(vacant) through the spacers and cogs. All the Shimano cassettes I've
dissassembled had all three bolts.

On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:46:02 GMT, R Brickston
rb20170REMOVE.yahoo.com@ wrote:

I took an SRAM 11-32 9-speed off the touring bike to remove a broken
spoke protector. The cog assembly was held together by a single bolt.
Is this the way they manufacture them? There are 2 other holes
(vacant) through the spacers and cogs. All the Shimano cassettes I've
dissassembled had all three bolts.

The bolts are not needed at all in most instances. The sprockets will
work just fine without them. I would not recommend their deletion if
using the cassette on an aluminum freehub body, but on cassette
mounted on a steel body, they're really more of a convenience than a
necessity.

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R Brickston wrote:
I took an SRAM 11-32 9-speed off the touring bike to remove a broken
spoke protector. The cog assembly was held together by a single bolt.
Is this the way they manufacture them? There are 2 other holes
(vacant) through the spacers and cogs. All the Shimano cassettes I've
dissassembled had all three bolts.

Yep, take that teeny bolt out and throw it away. Easier to clean w/o
them.