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Old 07-07-07, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by HillRider
I know this works but the usual final instruction of Plan B is: "discard all the damaged pieces and fit a new freewheel." Given the force needed to remove a well-tightened freewheel, I'm surprised the body ever survives the wrench application in usable form.
Of the half a dozen or so Atom, Normandy, and old Shimano freewheels I've removed this way I only buggered one of them up beyond repair. Most didn't even require touch-up filing. Those feewheel bodies are tough!
However, I do not recommend this execpt as an absolute last resort.
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