Hi Everyone,

While swapping the cassette on my old Shimano 600 7 speed hub, I seem to
have damaged the freehub. Namely, it seems to bind somewhat when I spin it.

In order to swap cassettes I used the procedure at
http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQcogs.shtml using the FR-5 Park tool.
I used my skewer to sung up the tool and then used a 1" wrench and chain
whip to loosen the lock ring. Upon reassembly, I used only the 1" wrench
(FR-5 snugged up using skewer). I didn't use a torque wrench but I don't
think I torqued too much. In any event, now my freehub is binding and does
not spin as freely as the freehubs on a couple of spare hubs I have.

How easy is it to damage the freehub using this technique? The only step
from above that I can see would cause the binding is the final tightening of
the cassette lock ring, is that the likely cause?

Since I have the spare hubs, how can I remove the freehub from one of them?
They are both unlaced so I'm not sure how to resist the torque required to
loosen the 10mm freehub bolt. Any ideas?

Lastly, does anyone know where to get a new freehub for the Shimano 600 hubs
if I can't free one of my spares? I see that Nashbar does not list this part
at all for example. Are they easy to get?

Any help greatly appreciated.

-Peter