Originally Posted by
rmfnla
I was just going to respond to that effect.
The LBS trick is to secure the freewheel tool in the vise and use the wheel for leverage; I have yet to see this fail when done properly.
Right, that's exactly what I propose. Works every time... doing it with a wrench is hard.
To the OP: take this one step at a time, first remove the freewheel, then decide what to do about the axle. Resist the advice of those telling you to do everything at once
