Originally Posted by
niknak
I found an old Fuji road bike on the street recently. I'd like to remove the freewheel but I don't even know if the tool exists anymore to remove it. There are 24 splines inside the freewheel where the tool should go. Park's website doesn't list any tools to do the job.
Even though there's only 5 cogs on the freewheel there are some threads where a sixth cog could have been. I removed the axle but no parts from the freewheel itself.
Is there a way to remove the freewheel without the tool? I'm perfectly fine with destroying the freewheel to get it off.
Thanks.
That's a Maillard freewheel. I have a removal tool to fit that, (Bicycle Research I think) but I think I've only had to use it about twice in the last four years or so. Any LBS that works on vintage bikes should have a removal tool for it.
The tool is still available from UBS.