Old 5-Speed Dura Ace Free wheel – What removal tool?
07-01-10, 04:18 PM
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Old 5-Speed Dura Ace Free wheel – What removal tool?
I have this odd-looking Shimano (Dura Ace) 5-spd FW (circa 1977) and I can't find even a reference to any FW tool to remove it...
It certainly does not look like any Shimano FW I've ever seen, and the prongs on my 2-prong Suntour remover are just too big for it.
Is there somewhere I could purchase such a tool - or shall I just take a mill file to the prongs on my Suntour FW remover, and give it a go? (I thought it prudent to ask before I ruin a tool or the freewheel.)
It certainly does not look like any Shimano FW I've ever seen, and the prongs on my 2-prong Suntour remover are just too big for it.
Is there somewhere I could purchase such a tool - or shall I just take a mill file to the prongs on my Suntour FW remover, and give it a go? (I thought it prudent to ask before I ruin a tool or the freewheel.)
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07-01-10, 04:22 PM
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This is the tool, link to velobase page: https://velobase.com/ViewSingleTool.a...0B2&AbsPos=108
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This is the tool, link to velobase page: https://velobase.com/ViewSingleTool.a...0B2&AbsPos=108
Seems that there is only one in existence (and I'll have to snipe it) - but at least I know what I am looking for now.
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07-01-10, 05:12 PM
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Pretty srue a Regina two-prong will work; it works with the Shimano 600 freewheels.
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07-01-10, 06:08 PM
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Bicycletool.com has some of the Regina tools left: https://www.bicycletool.com/reginafreewheeltool.aspx
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I have a Shimano freewheel like that. It was already bo-janged when I got it, in that the slots were rounded off from somebody evidently camming out the tool while trying to remove the freewheel. Now that I've squared up the slots (by filing), a Suntour two-prong tool fits and works just fine. Until this thread I had assumed it was designed for a Suntour two-prong tool in the first place, even though that didn't make all that much sense.
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Thanks again, -If my snipe bid fails on a DA branded item, I'll go for the Regina at Bike tool (that seems to be a very useful site BTW) .
PS It's funny how the two competitors used ALMOST the same FW - one being just about .040" different from the other, apparently just to assure NON-interchangeability.
PS It's funny how the two competitors used ALMOST the same FW - one being just about .040" different from the other, apparently just to assure NON-interchangeability.
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The Dura Ace removers come up pretty regularly on Ebay, unless you are really pressed by time there is no need to spend a fortune on one.
Since this one didn't sell last time, I guess you will do alright.
Since this one didn't sell last time, I guess you will do alright.
