Originally Posted by
SBinNYC
Which chainwhip broke, the one trying to unscrew the cog or the one trying to prevent the freewheel from moving? Where did it break?
The most difficult cog to unscrew will be the largest because the applied torque to its threads gets divided by the gear ratio. It does not bode well, if it broke on the 3rd smallest.
I second the motion to use a pipe to extend the chainwhip's length. I used hose clamps to attach the pipe to the chain whip because the pipe's I.D. was too small to go over it.
I can't say with certainty which whip it was that broke. What failed was the rivet that connects the wrap chain to the handle.
I doused both fw's with liquid wrench. I'm letting them sit that way and think about their transgressions for a few days, then I'll try the pipe extension. There's one more swap I'd like to make, but it will mean removing 3 more cogs. This is an adventure.