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Title: which freewheel remover
Post by: zombie_jesus on July 21, 2012, 04:49 PM

...will remove this? i have a couple and none of them fit. looked on egay and none seem quite right either.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8141/7615565562_85741a119c_c.jpg)

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: dan-dare on July 21, 2012, 04:56 PM

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqFHJC8E92QdB,1yBPoU1(q+Mw~~60_35.JPG)

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: zombie_jesus on July 21, 2012, 04:59 PM

Quote from: dan-dare on July 21, 2012, 04:56 PM

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqFHJC8E92QdB,1yBPoU1(q+Mw~~60_35.JPG)

thanks for the response. i'm not too clued up on tools. wtf is that?

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: Devilock on July 21, 2012, 05:08 PM

(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j436/mothwasp73/chainwhip.jpg)

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: ron burgundy on July 21, 2012, 05:08 PM

Hammer and screwdriver

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: dan-dare on July 21, 2012, 05:18 PM

Quote from: zombie_jesus on July 21, 2012, 04:59 PM

Quote from: dan-dare on July 21, 2012, 04:56 PM

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqFHJC8E92QdB,1yBPoU1(q+Mw~~60_35.JPG)

thanks for the response. i'm not too clued up on tools. wtf is that?

it's a pneumatic "hammer and screwdriver"... :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: zombie_jesus on July 21, 2012, 05:47 PM

thanks, folks. why it just couldn't be a basic screw on, screw off type $hit...?
without those fancy tools, what is the best way to get it off today?

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: kev-s on July 21, 2012, 08:56 PM

unscrew the centre plate (part with the 2 holes) then remove the cog section, bearings, pawls etc....

so your just left with the bare body of the freewheel, now lock this part in a vice and twist the wheel off of the freewheel :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: rick1970 on July 21, 2012, 10:31 PM

dont do what i did a few year ago and undo the stamped plate with the lug holes  :knuppel2:
unless yer going to bin it of course  :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: kev-s on July 22, 2012, 12:00 AM

Quote from: Rick70 on July 21, 2012, 10:31 PM

dont do what i did a few year ago and undo the stamped plate with the lug holes  :knuppel2:
unless yer going to bin it of course  :LolLolLolLol:

thats the only way he's gonna get it off without the correct tool, it can be rebuilt easily enough afterwards but as its a cheap nasty dnp one id just bin it :daumenhoch: 

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: kuwahero on July 22, 2012, 12:17 AM

pin punch or centre punch in hole and hammer anticlockwise it should eventually move. sometimes a few hits the other way first (tighten it) helps break the seal of any corrosion

removed one like this the other day on the neighbours daughter bike and it was proper rusty. gave it a spray with GT85 and left 10mins then did above and it came off no bother

 :daumenhoch:

(http://www.safasteners.net/uploads/8/1/8/7/8187786/1504958_orig.jpg)

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: steve69 on July 22, 2012, 08:59 AM

This would be my weapon of choice...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Workshop-Tools-Cyclepro-Freewheel-Remover-2-Pin-30mm-CPT207-/200712158772?pt=UK_Spots_Leisure_Cycling_Tools_RepairKits&hash=item2ebb607e34#ht_3435wt_1138


Just make sure the diameter is correct.

I wouldn't undo it via the dimples as that is just gonna release all it guts and you've still not got it off.
 :daumenhoch:
 

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: zombie_jesus on July 22, 2012, 09:54 AM

thanks for the info, folks.

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: kuwahero on July 22, 2012, 10:12 AM

the tool Steve has linked to won't work. if you look carefully it has slots under the pins that sit in a recess on the freewheel

yours doesn't have them. the front plate on your freewheel only unscrews clockwise. so going anticlockwise will not cause it to open and spill its guts.

like i said the method I used above worked fine for me :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: revcore on July 22, 2012, 10:44 AM

It is a cheap crappy Chinese freewheel so removing it in pieces isn't a bad idea (The only way to remove them without the aid of the proper tool). Bin it and get something decent like Shimano, Suntour, ACS or if your budget will allow, A White Industries freewheel.

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: steve69 on July 22, 2012, 10:51 AM

Quote from: kuwahero on July 22, 2012, 10:12 AM

the tool Steve has linked to won't work. if you look carefully it has slots under the pins that sit in a recess on the freewheel

yours doesn't have them. the front plate on your freewheel only unscrews clockwise. so going anticlockwise will not cause it to open and spill its guts.

like i said the method I used above worked fine for me :daumenhoch:

I have this tool and it is successful in removing that type of freewheel.

if you look at picture of the freewheel, the two slots (02:40 if it were a clock) on the silver center section of the freewheel is what you will be removing.

But hey, if you're not planning to reuse it.....       Crack the hammer out  

Title: Re: which freewheel remover
Post by: zombie_jesus on July 22, 2012, 11:24 AM

UPDATE: Using a screwdriver and hammer (and the technique mentioned above) I managed to
remove this 200gr. piece of $hit. The mf weigh about the same as the Skyway it was attached to...
I will use this as a freebie in my next for sale thread haha. Thanks for all the good info doled out.

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7620904748_89ba3b2281_c.jpg)