Originally Posted by Allvit54

...careful!...remember: threaded freewheels have a 'normal' right-hand thread, so you have to unscrew them counterclockwise, as viewed from the right (drive) side of the wheel, to remove them. So, if you clamp a freewheel remover tool into a vise, the tool becomes stationary and you have to turn the wheel in the opposite direction as you would have to turn the tool. That would be clockwise viewed from the side of the wheel with the tool. Now, when the tool is clamped vertically into the vise, that side of the wheel is facing down. Looking up from the floor, you'd be turning the wheel clockwise. But since you're probably not looking up from the floor when doing this, but looking down onto the left side of the wheel facing up, you're turning the wheel counterclockwise to loosen the freewheel...