Originally Posted by
pheel
I'm a thousand miles away from the closest bike shop, and getting a freewheel shipped here will take a while. I *may* be able to get bearings in the meanwhile.
Solves my problem, thanks!!
You might want to note your location in your profile.
Are you far from internet shopping?
MOST likely, the FW that came on the bike is pretty low quality.
They take a LOT of tiny bearings, and there's a good chance the race is damaged from the previous bearings grinding away.
Just Google-
7 speed freewheel
for multiple choices.