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07-26-18 | 08:41 AM

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noglider

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07-26-18 | 12:58 PM

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07-26-18 | 04:39 PM

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I engaged the 14-tooth cog with the pipe wrench and cheater bar, and quickly sheared off a half-dozen of its teeth. The area where the teeth used to be gave a better purchase, and with the massive leverage I had to work with, the partially stripped cog came off easily. As is usual is such cases, the 17-tooth second cog came off easily with just the chain whip. The 6-speed body was fine.

Sorry to be so late commenting, but it's taken me a week to remember back to the last time I took apart a freewheel. If two chainwhips didn't work I used to wrap the big cog in a section of old chain and clamp it in a good vise. Then I'd wrap the small cog in a section of chain and fly at it with the pipe wrench and cheater bar. Worked well and no lost teeth, mine or the cogs.