Originally Posted by
cwedgwood50
Thanks jyl, I did make a start taking the wheel apart after my first post, unfortunately I didn't see the tip from Carbonfiberboy about taping the spokes together untill afterwards, but I think that would have really helped me.
I got all the spokes removed with just a screwdriver but ended up stuck at that point. It's a rear wheel and I found that I could not get the spokes out of the flanges because the bit for the chain to go round was in the way. I tried to get this off but it didn't seem to want to budge. I think I may need to read up on this and get some more tools. I'll have a look at the website you recommended.
Thanks
there's two general types of rear cog clusters, old style "Freewheels", that were threaded onto the hub, and new style 'cassettes' that are on a splined 'freehub' and held in place with a locking ring. either way, they have to come off, and each requires a different tool (actually, freewheels might need different tools depending on the brand). with freewheels, you put the tool in a bench vise, then put the wheel on the tool and turn the whole wheel to unscrew the freewheel as they are often frozen on very hard.. That Sheldon Brown site has pages on both of these types.