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kev-s:
as danny said petrol then wet lube or strip it and clean it

we throw away far to much stuff that can be easily fixed :daumenhoch:

Dark Diggler:
Kev, I agree..but for £7 you can get a new one. If the fooked one is worn inside, it will result in failure at some point, he said its for his nipper, who probably values his plums, even if no one else does.

bobbbbsy:
broken freewheels are designed to be chucked n changed hence why they screw on. even if you rebuild it there no guarantee it wont still sound like poo .. crappy clicky freewheel noise is the worst !

kev-s:
true but the £7 ones tend to be the crappy dicta ones

ive rebuilt around 6 shimano mx30 freewheels over the years, 4 of them for proper riders (not just cruising around on) with no probs and it also takes away the annoying clicking sound :daumenhoch:

most of them were just stuck on a hub and i had no tool for removing them so putting the bare body into a vice was the way i got em off :LolLolLolLol:

if the freewheel is worn then of course its not worth stripping and rebuilding as it wont fix the damage but if its just noisy because its finally lost all its lube then why waste £7 on a crappy freewheel when yours can be fixed for next to nothing :daumenhoch:

bobbbbsy:
17t suntour for a tenner !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-Suntour-17-Tooth-Freewheel-3-32-Old-School-Vintage-BMX-/121041724267?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item1c2ea6236b

a cheap one provided its a good example and not defective should be fine for a nipper. kids dont exert massive force on them !

i ll rebuild hubs all day but really dont have the patience for freewheels !  :daumenhoch:

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