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Title: quiet freewheel
Post by: Rickman199 on April 18, 2011, 09:05 PM: im after a 16t freewheel can anyone tell me which one is the quietest as i dont like that ticking at all, the ones i had bitd were quiet, any help would be great thanks
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: stfc on April 18, 2011, 09:10 PM: I have an acs item that is super quiet .... or maybe my hearing is going!!
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: Rickman199 on April 18, 2011, 09:14 PM: what model acs freewheel is it, or ar thay all quiet?
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: Rodgy1970 on April 18, 2011, 09:24 PM: AFAIK the shimanos are quiet and the suntours aren't.
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: Rickman199 on April 18, 2011, 09:36 PM: i remember having a shimano one bitd that was silant, so i got 1 of ebay its a sf-mx30 16t and it ticks quit loud, do you know which shimarno model is silant?
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: MartyC on April 19, 2011, 12:55 PM: Quote from: rickman199 on April 18, 2011, 09:36 PM
i remember having a shimano one bitd that was silant, so i got 1 of ebay its a sf-mx30 16t and it ticks quit loud, do you know which shimarno model is silant?

Try spraying some aerosol based grease around the seam of the freewheel, Wurth do a good one :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: stfc on April 19, 2011, 02:14 PM: Quote from: rickman199 on April 18, 2011, 09:14 PM
what model acs freewheel is it, or ar thay all quiet?
No idea mate, its on the bike, it was an early 80,s item, saying that when did Acs stop producing parts?
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: SaMAlex on April 19, 2011, 02:19 PM: Most freewheels are louder when they are new (clean, and not much grease in there). They tent to get quieter when they get a bit clogged up with gloopy, greasy dust and muck.
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Post by: rick1970 on April 19, 2011, 06:25 PM: :2funny: :2funny:
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: kev-s on April 19, 2011, 06:56 PM: shimano mx30's are clicky, had two brand new ones a few months ago and they were quite loud, the trick is to strip them down and rebuild them using grease, if u have never rebuilt a freewheel before try and practise with a old/unwanted one and make sure u do it over a container as the bearings will go everywhere!!!
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: jT Racing on April 19, 2011, 11:22 PM: the 16t 333 shimano ones biagio has are silent. i know because i sold them to him, all 600 of them :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: Clean on April 20, 2011, 05:13 PM: Quote from: J.T Racing on April 19, 2011, 11:22 PM
the 16t 333 shimano ones biagio has are silent. i know because i sold them to him, all 600 of them :LolLolLolLol:

ROFLMAO

And thanks for the insider info!
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: jT Racing on April 20, 2011, 09:36 PM: Got a few left myself. Can do one for 12 posted(10 for the freewheel and the rest postage)
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: Clean on April 20, 2011, 10:05 PM: If they are as quiet as you say....... ???

Dib dobs! :D

PM sent. :daumenhoch:

(Does this thread now need relocating to "For Sale"?) :2funny:
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: Wadz on April 20, 2011, 11:23 PM: Melt some multi purpose grease in a pan/tin then chuck ya freewheel in and let it cool, should be quiet then ;)
Title: Re: quiet freewheel
Post by: Clean on May 05, 2011, 07:43 PM: Wow, just received my "Silent Freewheel" from JTR, and boy is it quiet!

Literally "Silent" ratchet mechanism. Quieter than Bin Laden! :smitten:

Good work, JT! :daumenhoch: