Originally Posted by
supafast213
Thanks for all of the advice guys. The chain is new and the freewheel is old. The skipping seems to be internal.
The internals of a freewheel have pawls that are
activated by fine wire springs. They can give up
for a number of reasons.
Nobody tries to rebuild a freewheel more than once.
If the chain is new, this is a wonderful time to also
renew the freewheel.