N.Wood Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Might have to take my freehweel apart to grease the (open) bearing and clean/check the pawls and all. So... I the lockring standard or reverse thread? Are the ball bearings in a cage or will they fall out under my fridge with the old sweetcorn? Cheers now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Might have to take my freehweel apart to grease the (open) bearing and clean/check the pawls and all. So... I the lockring standard or reverse thread? Are the ball bearings in a cage or will they fall out under my fridge with the old sweetcorn? Cheers now. They'll fall out and all over the shop. Is it skipping? I'm pretty sure the thread is just a normal thread too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Not skipping, but I ride in alot of coastal areas and the bearings sound pretty rough along with a fair bit of side to side play (lockring is tight - wouldn't move either way when we tried last, though wernt 100% whether it was reverse or not) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Not skipping, but I ride in alot of coastal areas and the bearings sound pretty rough along with a fair bit of side to side play (lockring is tight - wouldn't move either way when we tried last, though wernt 100% whether it was reverse or not) You could always soak it in a bath of paraffin over night and then a bath of thin oil, occasionally taking it out and giving it a spin; not saying it will get all the crap out but its probably the best you will do if you cant strip it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Yeah, trouble is the bearing could do with grease and the pawls could do with a thin oil o without taking it apart its a bit of a b*****d. Will try it if thats my only choice though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 18, 2010 Report Share Posted May 18, 2010 Yeah, trouble is the bearing could do with grease and the pawls could do with a thin oil o without taking it apart its a bit of a b*****d. Will try it if thats my only choice though To be honest oil would just as good for the bearings than grease, for the mileage that it covers I would expect a re-oiling every 6 months would be more than sufficient. You say the bearing has some play in it already? Might be a bit late to add oil now, depends on how much play youre happy to ride with This reminds me, its about time I serviced my king, not been done in over a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 GT-85 eff tee dubs... My freewheel got a bit dusty and minging after some Lee Mill bashing, just sprayed through it with some GT-85 and it seemed to make it run loads better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Fair one.. Well thats cool then, saves me a bit of hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 It also has the joint benefit of making your freewheel sound furious, which is always amusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Yeah, trouble is the bearing could do with grease and the pawls could do with a thin oil o without taking it apart its a bit of a b*****d. Will try it if thats my only choice though I was told by Adam from tarty bikes that the SL doesn't have any grease in, it's only lightly oiled inside so I wouldn't worry too much about greasing the bearings. A bit of thin oil should do the trick with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hmmm... Well, the bearings rattle around when its shaken and makes clunking noises every revolution (not pawls, happen with cranks spinning with the wheel). Other than that its working fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 19, 2010 Report Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hmmm... Well, the bearings rattle around when its shaken and makes clunking noises every revolution (not pawls, happen with cranks spinning with the wheel). Other than that its working fine. Mine rattles when you shake it but never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hmmm... Well, the bearings rattle around when its shaken and makes clunking noises every revolution (not pawls, happen with cranks spinning with the wheel). Other than that its working fine. Sounds to me like the races are well and truely shafted, thats of course assuming the outer ring isnt loose in the 1st place (Im used to a king that never has any looseness and never used a freewheel). I guess as long as its not skipping it shouldnt be a problem, having constant clunk would annoy the hell out of me though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hmmm... Well, the bearings rattle around when its shaken and makes clunking noises every revolution (not pawls, happen with cranks spinning with the wheel). Sounds like some grit in there possibly. They are pretty easy to service as long as you are careful, just open it up inside a bucket or tray There's a 'gap' in the bearings to allow the freewheel to rotate without binding, but you could *maybe* put one extra in each side to reduce the rattling. The other way would be soak/blast it as has been said above, then dribble some gloopy chain lube into the bearings, that should stick them into place like grease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 The other way would be soak/blast it as has been said above, then dribble some gloopy chain lube into the bearings, that should stick them into place like grease. Wurth motorcycle chain lube is fantastic stuff, liquid which then solidifies to grease. Not sure I would want it in the pawls though, are the bearings significantly seperate or are they likely to cross contaminate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Sounds like some grit in there possibly. They are pretty easy to service as long as you are careful, just open it up inside a bucket or tray There's a 'gap' in the bearings to allow the freewheel to rotate without binding, but you could *maybe* put one extra in each side to reduce the rattling. The other way would be soak/blast it as has been said above, then dribble some gloopy chain lube into the bearings, that should stick them into place like grease. Yeah blasted it all out with GT 85, before I did it there was a gritty noise but after seemed fine. Might try some lube in there. Works fine, but the noise is a bit disconcerting. Is the lockring normal or reverse thread Ad? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 20, 2010 Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Lockring is normal thread I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted May 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2010 Mintypops as you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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