AndrewEH1 Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Right, got an Inspired Freewheel on a Trialtech Hub. The freewheel uses a Bottom Bracket tool to install and remove it. If I have the freewheel facing up I need to turn the tool anti-clockwise right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Normal threads, yeah 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Normal threads, yeah Thanks for the clarification...still stuck on, I'll need to hit up B&Q/Homebase and tool up...and find a vice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Oh hell yeah. You'll really struggle to get it off without one. Even then they can be pretty tough. Easiest way is generally to bolt the tool to the freewheel, clamp it in a vice (ubertight!) and get a bit of scaffold pole on the crank for maximum leverage. Should be more than doable that way. I think there's a guide up on the Tarty site for it too, if that wasn't quite clear enough. Edit; You can find the guide here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Oh hell yeah. You'll really struggle to get it off without one. Even then they can be pretty tough. Easiest way is generally to bolt the tool to the freewheel, clamp it in a vice (ubertight!) and get a bit of scaffold pole on the crank for maximum leverage. Should be more than doable that way. I think there's a guide up on the Tarty site for it too, if that wasn't quite clear enough. Edit; You can find the guide here Yeah I know how to take one off, half the issue is that the freewheel is attached to a hub rather than a crank, I've got a length of pipe I use for cranks. I need to buy some washers and a longer bolt to fit through a hub and the larger BB tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Gah, my bad totally forgot that it was on a hub about 2 seconds after reading Same principle applies though, just makes it a little harder to bolt the tool in place! Is the hub threaded to take bolts? If so you should be fine to use those hub threads with a longer M6 (presumably) bolt since you only need to bolt the tool in relatively loosely (there's no real axial force going through it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Gah, my bad totally forgot that it was on a hub about 2 seconds after reading Same principle applies though, just makes it a little harder to bolt the tool in place! Is the hub threaded to take bolts? If so you should be fine to use those hub threads with a longer M6 (presumably) bolt since you only need to bolt the tool in relatively loosely (there's no real axial force going through it) I've taken apart the freewheel and the hub (both needed a bit of a clean anyway) so I should be able to slide a bolt all the way through it easily...just need to buy the bolt. The main issue was just checking whether I was being a retard or not. Edited January 17, 2012 by AndrewEH1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 Oh right, fair shout! Pretty industrial method but should work just the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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