Originally Posted by Metacortex

The best way to remove a freewheel is to use the proper removal tool having a hex end* combined with one of these: http://www.ingersollrandproducts.com...ools/1-2-drive



When using an impact gun with the wheel in a horizontal position I haven't had to set the wheel in a vise or use a skewer or any other device except the weight of the gun to hold the remover down. One or two bursts of the gun and the freewheel comes right off without any damage to the notches or splines. While I haven't done it yet, I'm fairly positive that using an impact gun I could easily take the freewheel off of a hub where the spokes were cut (with no rim for leverage).

Am I the only one who uses an impact gun for removing freewheels? It just works so well...

*By "hex end" I mean one that would be compatible with a socket. While most removal tools have this, some older ones do not. For example, when removing the Schwinn Model F2/F3 freewheels I would use this tool and not this one. While both fit the same freewheel splines, the latter would be incompatible with the socket in my impact gun and thus useless to me.