Originally Posted by
cg1985
problem with the freewheel is he is unlikely to have a good chainline if he just spins it on there, and it looks like he had a freewheel on there, not a cassette, so he can't use spacers.
Wont know till he tries, but...
hmm, very true. probably best to just take everything in to a LBS.
also, OP, your removal of your cottered crank prompted me to finally disassemble my cottered drivetrain on an old frame I have. Dont know what my point is, but figured I'd post a picture of it disassmbled. (for fun)