Removing a crappy freewheel
03-24-09, 01:23 PM
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Removing a crappy freewheel
Alright mechanics, I got a tricky one here. I have a crappy single speed Shimano freewheel that I am having a tough time removing. I cannot find the tool anywhere and I have tried everything I can think of short of cutting it off. It is already chipping pretty bad at the point where the removal tool should go so even if I could find the right tool it probably wouldn't work now. Any tips or suggestions for getting this sucker off? Will heating the freewheel help? I am almost ready to take a dremel cutter to it it but I thought I check here first. Suggestions?
03-24-09, 01:56 PM
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Disassemble the freewheel, put a pipe wrench on it and twist!
03-24-09, 02:18 PM
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I've tried to remove the face plate thing with the spanner but it is too tight and I cannot get it to turn. I'll try cutting it out with the dremel and then use the pipe wrench on the remaining part. Any idea if there is a way to lock up the wratchet/freewheel function so I can just backspin with the chain on the bike like a fixed cog?
03-24-09, 03:16 PM
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Just crush the freewheel in a vice and spin it off, standard practice for cheap and nasty freewheel (no remover notches) removal.
03-24-09, 03:34 PM
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The faceplate is reverse-threaded. Have you been trying to spin it counter-clockwise?
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03-24-09, 07:52 PM
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Noglider,
I wish I knew about the reverse threading issue. It took me and hour and a half with a dremel cutting wheel to get the damn faceplate and cog off. tomorrow I will take it to the bike shop to get them to take the rest of the body off. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
I wish I knew about the reverse threading issue. It took me and hour and a half with a dremel cutting wheel to get the damn faceplate and cog off. tomorrow I will take it to the bike shop to get them to take the rest of the body off. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.
