Bicycle Mechanics - Freewheel removal

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IMFlorida2004
04-30-03, 08:19 AM
i just brought my bike into the LBS for a tune-up. It sounded like there was a creaking sound by my rear derailleur. So the guy took a look at it and said that he had to remove the freewheel on my 2001 Trek 5200 and regrease it. For future knowledge, if this ever happens again, how do i do this myself?:confused:

Rev.Chuck
04-30-03, 08:27 AM
Freewheel or freehub/cassette?
Frewheel: Clamp the correct freewheel tool in a vice. Sit the wheel assembly down on the splining of the tool turn counter clockwise. If you dont have a vice you can hold the tool in the freewheel with the quick release and use a big wrench.
Freehub/cassette: Put a chain whip on the cassette, insert the tool in the cassette lock ring and turn it counter clockwise. The cassette will just slide off the freehub body. It is a keyed spline and will only go back on one way.
D*Alex
04-30-03, 12:00 PM
It's a cassette.

Calvin Jones
04-30-03, 12:47 PM
Freehubs can be lubricated and the entire unit can be replace. However, there are no meaningful internal parts inside that are replaceable.

See Freehub Service (http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/howfix_freehub.shtml)