Originally Posted by
cmcanulty
the Park FR-5 was a hair too small even after cleaning out the hub grooves real well, I even tried tapping with hammer as a bike mechanic suggested as it was SO close. I have 3 other tools that are close but no go. I am wondering if the FR-1 would do it. The hub says Shimano YB and Singapore. The 34 tooth cog says SIS. It is original on my Giant Mt Bike around year 2000.
The park FR1 is the correct tool. The FR5 is for cassettes, not freewheels, and trying to remove a freewheel with a cassette remover will mangle the splines on the freewheel or tool probably eight out of ten times. The splines on the FR1 are a similar size and shape (I think) but are much much longer and engage most of the length of the splines in the freewheel.
If you get a proper
freewheel remover then you need only slide it into the freewheel splines (pound it in with a hammer if need be), put it in a vise and giv'er a spin.