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Old 05-21-13 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Essthreetee
I don't know what model it is. It isn't marked with anything except Suntour Maede Industries. How do I determine the model?

And Bob, it'll be coming your way.
Thank you! Perfects, ProComps, Alphas and New Winners are all named on the retaining ring.
Originally Posted by old's'cool
Don't know about a clunk, but I have a freewheel that goes "whee!" and chortles gleefully as it freewheels in the drive direction when I set out from standing start and my groin makes a sudden and painful rendezvous with the top tube!
Sounds as if your freewheel needs some serious intensive care.
Originally Posted by shoota
Pastorbob == freewheel medic. lol epic!
Well, someone needs to have compassion for the poor, dirty, and neglected freewheel.
Originally Posted by Chombi
An almost NOS Regina freewheel I got about a year ago had a clunk in it too when it freewheels......turns out the inner body was hitting some of the outer body ramps because of a pinched up area in the inner body forging that was meant to hold a circular pawl spring in place. I ground down that high area with my Dremel to clear the pawl ramps and everything was quite after that. In fact it's now my most quite ever FW. Something that might also be happening in your FW.
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