Originally Posted by Metacortex

I remove freewheels with one of these:



With the wheel horizontal (freewheel side up) and nothing more than the weight of the gun holding the removal tool in place (no vise or skewer necessary), one or two short bursts and it's off. I haven't done it yet but I believe with an impact gun you could easily remove a freewheel from a hub where somebody has cut the spokes.