sticky freewheel?
10-10-08, 06:18 PM
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sticky freewheel?
i just picked up a panasonic made schwinn letour for 12 bucks as a beater. i dont really wanna throw too much money or work into it but the freewheel seems pretty sticky. sometimes it will coast a bit but most of the time it sticks up and slacks the chain. is this likely an issue that could be solved by cleaning and lubing it somehow or will i likely need to replace something?
10-10-08, 06:27 PM
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Drip light lube (Tri-Flow works well) into the thin gap between the outer shell and the stationary inner core while rotating the cogs. Enough oil should loosen the dried lube and make the freewheel work properly again. If you can remove the freewheel from the hub, do the same with the gap at the rear of the freewheel.
Disassembly of a freewheel for cleaning is for the very dedicated and wannabe watchmakers and shouldn't be necessary
Disassembly of a freewheel for cleaning is for the very dedicated and wannabe watchmakers and shouldn't be necessary
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i just picked up a panasonic made schwinn letour for 12 bucks as a beater. i dont really wanna throw too much money or work into it but the freewheel seems pretty sticky. sometimes it will coast a bit but most of the time it sticks up and slacks the chain. is this likely an issue that could be solved by cleaning and lubing it somehow or will i likely need to replace something?
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Make sure the spoke protector isn't jamming the freewheel.
10-12-08, 06:20 PM
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hey guys i ended up getting the triflow and low and behold the freewheel is now freewheelin! total cost spent for my ommuter bike $13.77. could use some new brake pads though
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Panasonic made decent to very good bikes when they were in the market. It's not a Colnago but it's not a Huffy either. It's certainly worth $12 and a bit of TLC to have a useful beater/rainbike/errand runner.
