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Giorgi 04-11-12 06:15 AM

Will I be able?
 
Hello guys!
I will be able to remove old freewheel somehow, but it's possible to install new freewheel without freewheel remover tool? I have new freewheel in my hands, but my bike is 150km away from me :D
http://s019.radikal.ru/i609/1204/70/a7600a8684f5.jpg
(sorry for image quality, taken from Ps Vita :D)

I think freewheel remover tool is for removing and installing it but what do you think guys will I be able to install it using thing like this ?
http://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-Spro...4145669&sr=8-1
I will use my old chain :twitchy:
part inside freewheel rotates opposite the freewheel installing process on wheel, removing freewheel with chain tool is impossible because it will rotate back nothing will happen

what do you think will i be able to install freewheel with this method, if you have another one please tell me
sorry for my English

reptilezs 04-11-12 06:27 AM

just screw it on by hand and put the wheel on the bike. go ride up a hill. now do your rear derailer adjustment.

mmmdonuts 04-11-12 06:47 AM

It is much more difficult to remove a freewheel than it is to install it. No tools are needed to install. The freewheel will tighten on the hub by riding the bike. Do what reptilezs wrote above.

cyclist2000 04-11-12 06:53 AM

How do you take off a freewheel without a tool?

Monster Pete 04-11-12 07:22 AM

The advantage of using the remover tool for installation is that you can torque the freewheel onto the hub, rather than relying on your first ride to do so. There's nothing wrong with just screwing it on by hand though.

Airburst 04-11-12 10:16 AM


Originally Posted by cyclist2000 (Post 14085135)
How do you take off a freewheel without a tool?

Probably by taking off the outer bearing cone with a hammer and punch, and then clamping the core in a vice to unscrew it.

Trashes the freewheel most of the time, but it gets it off.

fietsbob 04-11-12 10:58 AM


How do you take off a freewheel without a tool?
+1, as above ^^
you destroy the freewheel.. take it apart, all the bearings fall out,
then you put the core in a Bench vise and unscrew the wheel.

No 'most of the time' It's 100% ...

If the tool is different than the one you need with the new freewheel
take the wheel to the Bike shop, use their tool , for the fee,
and then you don't have to trash the freewheel you removed.

Break a right rear spoke and you will want the tool on hand.

Giorgi 04-11-12 11:40 AM


Originally Posted by Airburst (Post 14085682)
Probably by taking off the outer bearing cone with a hammer and punch, and then clamping the core in a vice to unscrew it.

Trashes the freewheel most of the time, but it gets it off.

:rolleyes: yeah i am going to tho this, i don't care about my old freewheel because it is already destroyed, pawls inside doesn't works, freewheel rotates on two side
I will start changing it tomorrow than I will post my job with pictures

FastJake 04-11-12 11:43 AM

+1 No tool needed to install a thread-on freewheel. But remember to GREASE THE THREADS so you can get it off next time.


Originally Posted by Giorgi (Post 14086037)
:rolleyes: yeah i am going to tho this, i don't care about my old freewheel because it is already destroyed, pawls inside doesn't works, freewheel rotates on two side
I will start changing it tomorrow than I will post my job with pictures

Even so, it will probably be much easier to remove the old freewheel with the correct tool and a bench vise than mess around with breaking it.

Airburst 04-11-12 03:26 PM


Originally Posted by FastJake (Post 14086052)
+1 No tool needed to install a thread-on freewheel. But remember to GREASE THE THREADS so you can get it off next time.



Even so, it will probably be much easier to remove the old freewheel with the correct tool and a bench vise than mess around with breaking it.

Yes, but if you have access to a vice and a hammer, it's easier than the tool. It's Sheldon and Park's recommended technique if you haven't got the tool and REALLY don't want the freewheel.


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