Originally Posted by
autoteacher
Cleaning and lubricating the "Normandy" rear hub on a bicycle and found the spring wire for one of the pawls is broken. I've searched for the .006" wire and found a roll of it for $48. A bit too much for what I need.
Anyone here have some? I only need about 6 inches of it.
Marc
[MENTION=369698]autoteacher[/MENTION], pictures and more information certainly would be helpful. [MENTION=73614]rhm[/MENTION] has nailed this on the head, "Normandy" is a hub, and not a freewheel. So the first thing we need to know is what brand of freewheel are you working on?
There's a chance it is an Atom, a Maillard (both French like the hub), or Regina, but generally speaking these used two brass leaf springs to "push" each pawl open and engage the ratchet teeth.
Newer versions of Suntour, Shimano, Sachs, and Regina freewheels all use one round wire compression spring to "pull" each pawl to the open position to engage the ratchet teeth.
Some older versions of Suntour Perfect and New Winner, and older Atom and Regina freewheels used a wire spring to "push" the pawls open. On this variety the pawls have a small slot in the back of the pawl to help guide the spring.
So, if you ID the freewheel, one of us could possibly supply you with the appropriate spring for your particular model.
