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Old 11-16-10 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tugrul
It'll save you from stripping the tool.

I've stripped freewheels but not the tool. And once you strip a freewheel, the only way I know of to get it off is to destroy it.

I don't see how you can remove a two prong freewheel without using an axle nut (or skewer if the hub is QR). As far as I know, the extractor is guaranteed to pop out.

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