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Old 01-25-11 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by eleets2144
I will do my best to look over the bike more this weekend and post more pictures.

One issue I ran into is that the freewheel seemed to be locked up when I received the bike (the wheel wouldn't "coast"). I was able to break it free, but now the entire freewheel spins when pedaling the bike. I ordered a freewheel removal tool and plan on taking it apart this weekend, but wasn't sure if anyone here would be able to give me an idea of what is causing this issue?
Search is your friend. You can service that freewheel without removing it from the wheel. I usually remove them to do the service, as you will need to remove it anyway to service the bearings.

A sluggish freewheel is typical on just about any bike that has been sitting idle for a while. 99% of the vintage bikes I find need the freewheel flushed and serviced.

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