Removing A Freewheel

[spartan]

Basically my freewheel is on my crank arm which is stripped, i have the new cranks and am ready to put them one except i need to get the freehweel off.

Ive tried with a wrench, a socket ive even put the tool in a vice and tried to bash it off but it just wont come. Has anyone been able to remove a freewheel thats been on a crank for a year, and yes i did use plenty of grease.

Any helps is much appreciated,

Ian

[Jason222]

Explanation Here.

[Andrew Smith]

remove that avatar and you might have some luck getting your freewheel off seriously that is most probebly the most gayest thing i have ever seen

on a serious note have you tried the old bolt the freewheel tool to the freewheel using a nut and bolt with washers put the tool in a vice and give the crank arm some beans..allways works a treat

EDIT: beaten to it

Edited August 8, 2008 by ANDY-MBK-RIDER

[tmks88]

i put a 6m pipe on the wrench and it came of easily broke 2 wrenches though

[Muel]

Use a big bar on the crank arm, it never fails. Just make sure you're turning it the right way!

Follow the wiki, I made it so I know it works. I've done about 5/6 freewheels now I think? It's the only way that doesn't damaging or destroying them. That I've tried anyway.

A tip I got from Inur, try soaking it in WD40 over night, just leave a pool on top of the freewheel so it will run run down the threads as best it can, this can help to free it off.

Best of luck!

[spartan]

Monty freewheel time me thinks

[Muel]

Holy shit batman!

If you strip the freewheel down so that just the middle section is still on, that screws onto the crank arm, stick that in the vice and undo it then. You can get replacement ones for ENOs I believe.

That would be my first move anyway, it's the only way of getting it off I can think of now.

[spartan]

remove that avatar and you might have some luck getting your freewheel off seriously that is most probebly the most gayest thing i have ever seen

Is this any better lols, a quad bacon cheese from harveys lols!!

And yeah Muel, how hard is it to strip the freewheel down, i dont want to have to mess around with like springs and bearings and stuff that i can loose or not put back together right if i can avoid it.

Thanks though, i think ill end up buying a monty freewheel though, just makes my life easier.

[Muel]

I don't know to be honest, I've never worked on an ENO, there's probably something in the wiki though.

[Echo-Scott]

Eno's are very easy to take apart/service/put back together, im sure there is something in the wiki for it, I'll just check.

Edit: Topic in FAQ's

Edited August 9, 2008 by Echo-Scott

[muddyfox]

You should have put your freewheel tool in the freewheel and then put a bolt through the tool and crank arm and throw a nut on other end and tighten. This will prevent it slipping.

Then put tool in vise, big bar on crank arm and turn.

If you want to service the freewheel then theres no need to take it off the crank arm. Just undo the green lock ring and pull off the outer shell exposing the pawls and springs.

Clean, oil and re-assemble..(grease will make your pawls stick) Its a sealed bearing so no chance of loosing any ball bearings and just take note of whick way around the pawls and spring are and youll be fine.

It really is simple.

Edited August 9, 2008 by muddyfox

[Jason222]

If you had followed the explanation, you wouldn't have stripped it.

[spartan]

yo man i followed it to a tee.

I took and old axel and put it through the crank and the tool and tightened them together hard with 2 bolts, then in a vice and leverage bar. The thing just shifted and stripped it out.