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Old 07-04-17 | 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 3alarmer
...have you ever recogged a freewheel ? I'm only asking because it's often quite laborious to get the cogs off, and for me personally (even though I can do it...I have a freewheel vise and everything to do it with), it's more trouble than it's worth with all the availability of pretty good used freewheels where I am located.
I have. Lockrings can make it impossible. Vintage ones are a piece of cake since you only need to unscrew the first, and sometimes the second cog. As for the exact inside diameter of the different manufactures, I'm guessing that they are close, but maybe not identical. If it is too small you can resize it if you can get access to a lathe. If course if you had a lathe you could just make your own.

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