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Old 05-15-25 | 08:34 AM
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jamesdak
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Bikes: Paletti,Pinarello Monviso,Duell Vienna,Giordana XL Super,Lemond Maillot Juane.& custom,PDG Paramount,Fuji Opus III,Davidson Impulse,Pashley Guv'nor,Evans,Fishlips,Y-Foil,Softride, Tetra Pro, CAAD8 Optimo,

I got creative (I think) the other day with removing a freewheel. With only one working arm I couldn't get it to budge using the usual removal tool in a vise, turn wheel trick.

On a whim I grabbed my battery powered Dewalt Impact wrench and BAM, super easy! Still wondering if there's a downside to doing this as it doesn't seem to get mentioned when talking about removing freewheels. I did hold the removal tool in place with a QR skewer that was only lightly tightened. Stopped the wrench the second the freewheel broke lose. This was a Suntour 2 tab freewheel so the removal tool I have is quite beefy.


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