I have the proper socket for removing a freewheel but it seems that i pull it its tightening the freewheel instead of loosening it. all the videos i have watched on you tube don't seem to indicate any type of locking mechanism..... am i do something wrong here??



though on my freewheel it has an arrow pointing which way is lock...

i thought only cassette hubs had lock-rings?

Are you Manipulating the bearing clearance with a pin spanner ?

a Freewheel has No Lock Ring, Pista and freehub , hubs are different.

what it has is a spline or notches to unscrew the Core of the Body,

using a removal tool, made for the purpose.

It's just a standard right hand thread, otherwise it would come off when you pedal... So it comes off counterclockwise. Are you putting it in a vise with the wheel upside down? Then you have to think about which way you're turning the wheel. Freewheels can be pretty tough to remove.

There have been multiple brands and models of freewheels over the years, and some look like freewheels but are not. A "socket" is not used to remove a freewheel, but rather a specialized tool. As noted above the arrow is on the locking cone that holds the freewheel together, and that is a reverse thread. But whether you remove the freewheel from the hub with a wrench or with a tool inserted in a vise it is removed counterclockwise. A properly focused picture of the freewheel, pointing toward the center of the hub, would help greatly.

Also, Youtube is more helpful as a way to see a procedure being done, rather than the primary source of how to do something properly. It's best to first refer to parktool.com/blog or sheldonbrown.com for accurate information.

So perhaps this is a freehub/cassette style rather then a freewheel?

I just assumed with the age of the bike that it should be a freewheel should it not? i included pictures.

That's a cassette. You need a chain whip and a lock ring remover. Hold the cassette in place with the chain whip and loosen the lockring in a normal manner. You will need a large wrench for the lockring remover.

okay, thank you for answering my question.

I assumed it was a freewheel because the bike is an early 90's Norco Bigfoot, but i guess they had cassettes back then as well.

Or it's a replacement wheel, bought since..

The bulge at the drive side of the hub is another way to tell that it is a cassette/freehub setup.

When you put it back don't forget to grease the threads and to torque it adequately. Typical Shimano specs are 260-434 in-lb (22-36 ft-lb or 29.3-49N-m). This is a surprising amount of force, I recommend the use of a torque wrench.

I doubt it, the rim matches to the front an ARAYA VP-20.

I posted a picture, it looks like an early 90's frame.



the bike will be repainted soon, army green.

That's a very common rim from that era. You'd find it on a wide assortment of hubs.
I flip bikes on CL.
Sometimes I'll get a bike with 1 VP-20 and when I sell it, it has 0 or 2. It just depends on what I have in the parts pile.

Aw c'mon, grow a pair and ride a pink bike.

Cassette wheels have been around (in one form or another) since the late-1970's and were pretty common by the early 90's.

I love it - ah to be that young to think the 90's was "back then," practically the middle ages.