I'd be inclined to unscrew the lockring now, while the grease is fresh. 
I've always erred on the side of not tight enough with lockrings because if 
they do unscrew in use the only thing that has happened for me is the 
shifting has gone weird.  

When you unscrew it, just be careful the removal tool is firmly seated. If 
needed and just to get it broken loose, you could use a QR and a couple of 
washers to make sure it can't slip and strip the female splines on the 
lockring.

IanA

On Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 8:06:35 AM UTC-6 Adam wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Asking for thoughts on a silly mistake that I made last night.
>
> I was in the process of replacing a cassette (had not tried this myself 
> before) and I cranked way too hard on a fairly long wrench and 
> over-tightened the lock ring. It dug into the cassette and produced some 
> little shards. (I did grease the threads, and don't think it's 
> cross-threaded, all was fine until the END)
>
> The question: does it make better sense to try to fix this now (loosen and 
> re-tighten), or should I just save this problem for an older, wiser me in a 
> year or two when I change the cassette again?
>
> I know I should get a torque wrench, but . . .
>
> THANKS!
>
> Adam
>

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