Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
Not on a Murray. There were many copies of MAFAC brakes made back then. I agree with DS: replace the brake pads if you want halfway decent brake performance.
Back to the original question: given the age of the machine and the SunTour derailleur, I think you might have a SunTour AG (for "Alpine Gear") freewheel. This has a very wide range 14 tooth to 38 tooth setup. It requires a Park Tool FR-2:
https://www.parktool.com/product/freewheel-remover-fr-2 and careful technique to remove the freewheel. (Freewheel removal has been discussed many times before and there are some good online how-to videos.)
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.
I bought it for a whopping 40$. I know it’s a Murray and all that. Purchased it more than anything to really see if I wanted to get back into riding. The bike is what it is and has been flawless.
The chain was real dry. I’ve used Triflow for years and has always been just awesome. That got it going again.
Being that it had knobby tires on it, they are pretty shot after 300 miles on the road in the past two months.
Since it was stored indoors all these years, the rubber on the pads and tires were ok. Tires have now been replaced with Michelin’s ($27 bucks each).
I’m not a hardcore rider or whatever. Rides have been between 15-25 miles on weekends at an avg if 13-14mph. It’s been fun minus getting chSed by a couple of dogs last week on a country road.
Thanks again for the insight.
