Freewheel Remover - 1970s Maillard
10-31-25 | 10:15 PM
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Freewheel Remover - 1970s Maillard
Hello to all, this is from an early or mid 70s Peugeot Mixte which I’m responsible for servicing. Can anyone point me in the right direction for purchasing? Cheers.
10-31-25 | 10:50 PM
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10-31-25 | 10:59 PM
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not sure how this might work for you in AUS, but it's quite reasonable for a VAR product (IMO). However the seller is in USA so if they ship it could be $$$ and a wait.
Hmmmm...this link does not take you to the tool itself, you may have to drive thru their website to find it, but they don't have too many VAR tools so it's not a huge slog.
Aside from that annoyance they appear to call everything a "cassette lockring or extractor tool" despite selling a lot of familiar tools for FREEWHEEL removal, but apparently the copywriter (who may be Chat AI) doesn't know the difference
https://www.tradeinn.com/bikeinn/en/...ool/137736263/
Hmmmm...this link does not take you to the tool itself, you may have to drive thru their website to find it, but they don't have too many VAR tools so it's not a huge slog.
Aside from that annoyance they appear to call everything a "cassette lockring or extractor tool" despite selling a lot of familiar tools for FREEWHEEL removal, but apparently the copywriter (who may be Chat AI) doesn't know the difference
https://www.tradeinn.com/bikeinn/en/...ool/137736263/
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11-01-25 | 02:21 AM
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I have the freewheel and two remover tools. Will look when I go to the lake cottage (possible this weekend) to see if there is one there...
If not, with great care, a pair of plyers will remove the hold on nut.
If not, with great care, a pair of plyers will remove the hold on nut.
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11-01-25 | 05:58 AM
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11-01-25 | 06:06 AM
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A couple of observations:
Randy's pictured tool is for the Maillard Helicomatic freewheel system and not for the Maillard standard freewheel pictured by the OP.
The tool used in the video is the correct tool for the OP's freewheel. There are several variants of the tool. The VAR is one version. Here is the Maillard version. The video mentions that it has 24 teeth. That is what you are looking for.
However, generally, the cones, axel, and bearings don't need to be removed from the hub prior to removing the freewheel. The fellow in the video didn't need to remove the hub guts prior to removing the freewheel.
I would have liked to see the freewheel serviced and reassembled in the video.
Randy's pictured tool is for the Maillard Helicomatic freewheel system and not for the Maillard standard freewheel pictured by the OP.
The tool used in the video is the correct tool for the OP's freewheel. There are several variants of the tool. The VAR is one version. Here is the Maillard version. The video mentions that it has 24 teeth. That is what you are looking for.
However, generally, the cones, axel, and bearings don't need to be removed from the hub prior to removing the freewheel. The fellow in the video didn't need to remove the hub guts prior to removing the freewheel.
I would have liked to see the freewheel serviced and reassembled in the video.
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11-01-25 | 10:34 PM
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Thankyou to all for your educated responses. Much appreciated all your time and expertise.
