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09-19-12 | 09:05 AM

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jeirvine

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Sheldon says (and it does work):
Once the notches are damaged, or to remove and discard an old freewheel for which you have no tool, you must disassemble the freewheel and clamp the core into a vise -- left side of the wheel up -- then unscrew the wheel counterclockwise."
http://sheldonbrown.com/freewheels.html#remove

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