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Offline ORB

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Freewheel help?
« on: December 04, 2005, 05:11 PM »
OK,

I have spent the day by fixing up a load of shagged tuffs. I have a few with freewheels that i just cannot free.

I have tried the chisell and mallet method, the soak and then batter method, i dont have access to a decent vice at the moment nor a free wheel key.

Any other tricks i am missing?

I have even smashed the gears off one Shimano one and have tried to get the rest off with a big pipe wrench and its not having any.

Cheers
« Last Edit: December 04, 2005, 05:17 PM by ORB »
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theRuler

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2005, 05:18 PM »
if its a real sticker and you have no vice, you will need the freewheel tool
put a tyre on the wheel (with a tube!) for extra grip. then swing from yonder wrench.
also if its real tight, a vice would probably chew it up

or hold the wheel while someone hammers the freewheel with a "suitable drift"

when i nod my head, hit it

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2005, 05:19 PM »
lol...

Tried all that (apart from the vice and FW key bit) some of these are propper old.

I have never used a FW tool yet and i dont intend to start now.

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theRuler

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2005, 05:22 PM »
get one off ebay
i succumbed the other week and bought one (after 23 years of bike maintenance)

i feel a bit stupid having wasted all that time clamping wheels in a vice and beating the freewheels with a hammer and chisel.  :-[

the freewheel key really does make light work of it.

shouldnt whack you more than a deep sea off the bay

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2005, 05:25 PM »
but i want to do them NOW!!!
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Offline lazychubs

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2005, 05:25 PM »
hope you havent ruined that spare tuff orb lol
and i use the hammer and punch method too
always works for me

gjs

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2005, 07:12 PM »
A pneumatic chisel always works,always,every time without a dout :)

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2005, 08:47 AM »
not had ONE that has not succumbed to the vice yet. and ive had some right shitters. get a vice orb. you can add it to your collection. alcohol...bmx...them stupid bears...my little pony...
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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2005, 01:51 PM »
get some muscles  :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2005, 02:00 PM »

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Re: Freewheel help?
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2005, 02:01 PM »
set them upon the freewheel obviously......
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