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BiKe_GuY666
07-29-04, 02:04 AM
Does anyone have a diagram like this? I would just like to take a look at it.

BMXTRIX
07-30-04, 01:44 AM
Check www.bmxtrix.com -> how-to -> fix your bike -> rear wheel/freecoaster

There are tons of photos including all the parts laid out and all of them together.

BiKe_GuY666
07-30-04, 02:58 AM
My cousin wants to know if he can take his coaster brake and make it into a freecoaster. He wants to "show off" to his little friends. So is this possible? I told him that it probably cant happen.

novice_101
07-30-04, 03:11 AM
My cousin wants to know if he can take his coaster brake and make it into a freecoaster. He wants to "show off" to his little friends. So is this possible? I told him that it probably cant happen.

well ya i think u could it shouldn't be too hard just gott find a two way bearing to fit the lil wheel just grab some wrenchs and have a look on some u can just take the piece that hangs out off on some and that will work

BiKe_GuY666
07-30-04, 03:24 AM
Yeah im messing with his rim right now. I have attempted this, but coaster brake rims are SOOOOO annoying.

BMXTRIX
07-30-04, 10:21 PM
Many coaster hubs can be converted, but they are unreliable and can be downright dangerous if it is a cheap coaster brake hub - which most are. The Suntour and some of the old Bendix hubs were used because the hub & clutch assembly was incredibly durable.

For a go at it, you can just pull the brake pads out of the hub you are riding currently, and look for a washer that fits onto the stationary driver. Even that is not 'mandatory'. You could just pull the brake pads out and see how it rides. Usually there is a pretty big gap between when you start to pedal and the hub engages.

Now, because many coaster brake hubs use a spring that pushes the clutch against the inside of the hub, then that spring FORCES engagement of the clutch. Basically, that means your hub won't work correctly as a freecoaster. But, you can give it a try.

Last person I spoke to who did what you are trying was thrilled for a little less than a week and then his hub blew up on him and was completely broken and unusable.

If you seriously want a freecoaster, get a Nankai from www.flatlandfuel.com and build it up.

BiKe_GuY666
07-30-04, 10:50 PM
Oh no, I have 6 bikes and 1 is my cousins and I was bored. I just want to do it for fun. (Just like the left and right side drive bike) I have lots of money to blow so it was a thought.