Freewheel Lockring

[Lloyd B]

After seeing my freinds freewheel explode due to a loose lock ring and wanting the same freewheel for christmas i was just wondering wat is the correct way to tighten one?? is there a proper tool?

cheers fellas

[Alex@Flawless Bikes]

Not really just a screw driver and a hammer! Also some of them are reverse threaded.

[grant wildman]

the lock ring should have 4 lilttle holes in it . you use a pin spanner to tighten it , but the threads a delicate and some are reverse.

park make a pin spanner tool. bout10-15 quid.

[Muel]

I use a centre punch, anything with a small rounded end. You could grind down a nail and use that.

[JoeM]

For my acs i just use a flat headed screw driver and a hammer. Not sure about how sensitive others are.

Joe

[zoo_whittington]

flat head screw driver and hammer all the way

[Simpson]

On a Eno it says ---> undo

so just get a lil allen key an turn it the other way

If it starts to skip loads i usually whip off the driveside crank arm so you can get a bitta gurn in

[TrAsHeR]

i wont make a new thread but when i bought my freewheel i got told it was a bit loose does it really matter?

Its a Tryall one so shall I leave it on the cranks and get a screw driver ? What way ?

Thanks

[Ryan Blackwell]

i wont make a new thread but when i bought my freewheel i got told it was a bit loose does it really matter?

Its a Tryall one so shall I leave it on the cranks and get a screw driver ? What way ?

Thanks

If the crank has a bash on it take the freewheel off the crank and tighten it.

I think you have to turn it anti-clockwise by the way mate but not sure.

[Brad.]

There is a tool you can use i think, but yes as other people have sed a flat headed

screw driver and a hammed in them one of the four gaps wiil do the job.

Remember to hammer it the right way though.

Edited December 22, 2007 by TrialRider95

[Ladd]

And try not to slip with the screw driver other wise you mite muck the holes in the lockring up!