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removing a freewheel from a hub

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SaMAlex:
Your gunna struggle Glen. Even with a vice and the right tool. A spokeless hub with a freewheel on it usually goes in the bin.

The ONLY thing you can do is try lacing one side and hope it doesnt twist too much when you take it off. A good tip is to bolt the tool in place with the wheel nut (but remember to take off the wheel nut once you've unscrewed the freewheel half a turn). It'd also be well worth finding someone with a vice. Put the tool in the vice and turn the wheel (like you were turning a bus steering wheel).

Good luck

moley:
Try and make an angle grinder type spanner out of some sheet metal or summat.   The pins will be the hardest to construct.



And hold the freewheel in a vice.

Make sure the spanner you construct is long because you'll probably need the leverage.

If you make it right then you could have 5 or 6 pins to spread the load through the hub.

Ask MacGyver or the A-Team for assistance!!  :D

ozone:
I remember seeing a thread on here where someone managed to cut off the freewheel without damaging the hub or threads.  Might be an option if all else fails.   :-\

MartyC:

--- Quote from: Glen on July 27, 2010, 04:36 PM ---Alex, thats what Ive done, laced the other side 4x, going to stick it in a vice and hope for the best!

--- End quote ---

Best way to do it, should come off with a little elbow grease and some anti-sieze spray or diesel on the freewheel threads  :daumenhoch:

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