Taking the freewheel of the Campagnolo hub on my 1973 Schwinn Paramount was a real pain in the ass. First of judging by the amount of damage to the slot (two prong type) you could tell that somebody had tried to remove it before without much luck. Two days of soaking in WD-40 plus a skewer to hold the tool in place while using lots of leverage finally paid off.

At the very least the beginning of the thread looks damaged; the freewheel doesn't even want to get started without getting cross threaded. Is there a tool out there to chase the freewheel thread?

Also the rear bolt is wobbly. With so many options, could somebody just point me to which axle I should buy?