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Old 09-08-14 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by rootboy
Also, if I may add…don't let just any "friend" go after that freewheel removal. He MUST have the right tool and MUST know how to use it properly. If that two-notch SunTour has been on there a long time, and I'll wager it has, it could be really stuck on there. Which increases the likelihood of destroying the removal notches on the freewheel body. Just FYI, and fair warning.

This is the tool. Accept no substitutes.

Amazon.com : Var Freewheel Remover For Old Type Shimano, Suntour, Atom And Regina 2 Notch Freewheels : Bike Hand Tools : Sports & Outdoors
Right-on, RB.

Knowing how to use it entails having a solid bench vise and snugging the QR just enough so that the FW remover cannot lift out. Then it takes a bus-driver like action, turning left.
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