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Old 07-27-22 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ironwood
Does anyone know how to remove a notched Regina freewheel without deforming the notches? A couple of months ago I saw a Regina f/w remover that had a fence around it. Has anyone used one?
The best tool I know of for this is a Shimano TL-FW10. it's better for removing Regina FWs than any tool made by Regina. Not made anymore but still available used or NOS on ebay.


The one in the long-ago Campagnolo tool kit is also good (for 5-speeds only!) but ridiculously expensive when you can find one. (There's one on ebay now for ~$250 with shipping). The remover for 5-speed FWs has the outer ring or "fence" that keeps it centered and strengthens it, but to remove a 6-speed, you have to use this add-on insert that doesn't have the outer ring. Clearly an afterthought, tacked onto an existing tool so they didn't need to redesign it. Humbug! Just get the Shimano tool. (I have the Campy too, but never use it.)



Oh yeah one more reason I say "eff Campy" is that when they made their own freewheel, with its unique helical remover, they could have made the new remover slot in to this old handle just like the Regina insert does. But no, they made their remover compaible only with its own, unique, non-compatible handle, which (of course) is astronomically expensive. Eff them! When I needed a Campy FW remover, I got the steel insert only (no handle) and brazed it to a piece of steel.



Mark B

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