peggysue Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Can it be taken apart to service? I have not been able to take my cranks off to have a look yet but I heard you can't as it's sealed? It's banging inside so needs to be stripped and cleaned really incase any metal shrapnel is floating around, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Can it be taken apart to service? I have not been able to take my cranks off to have a look yet but I heard you can't as it's sealed? It's banging inside so needs to be stripped and cleaned really incase any metal shrapnel is floating around, thanks It´s not sealed and you can service it without any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggysue Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Ah cool, I take it the lock ring just screws on and off like tensiles and enos then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Ah cool, I take it the lock ring just screws on and off like tensiles and enos then? Yup, but if it´s not skipping, I wouldn´t take it apart, just spray loads of gt85 in it and you´re good to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 when you say its banging inside what exactly do you mean ?. .. if its just rattling thats normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggysue Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 It started crunching noises on the way to riding ,then started random skips .sounds like little bit of pawl or ratchet tooth may have chipped off and is messing the inside up . Only way to find out is to take it apart and clean it all out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 It started crunching noises on the way to riding ,then started random skips .sounds like little bit of pawl or ratchet tooth may have chipped off and is messing the inside up . Only way to find out is to take it apart and clean it all out In this case yeah, sounds like broken pawl... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradJohnson Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 9 times out of 10, if you don't know what your doing you'll do more damage than good. Ask someone who knows about freewheels to have a look at it for you. You could even give tarty a ring and ask them to do a service on it for you. It's well worth paying a few quid for someone with experience to have a look at it, cause if it all goes wrong, you'll be paying £60-£70 for a new freewheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peggysue Posted October 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 9 times out of 10, if you don't know what your doing you'll do more damage than good. Ask someone who knows about freewheels to have a look at it for you. You could even give tarty a ring and ask them to do a service on it for you. It's well worth paying a few quid for someone with experience to have a look at it, cause if it all goes wrong, you'll be paying £60-£70 for a new freewheel. I have taken apart many tensile and eno freewheels and serviced and replaced parts no problem whatsoever . I have worked as a bike mechanic in a couple of shops too . I was just unsure wether the locking actually unscrewed for service or wether it had a welded locking that couldn't be removed . I hadn't had chance to take a look so asked here first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 9-10 doing it yourself will pay off and you will learn more about your bike. There not complicated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Check the center ring for cracks. The characteristics youve described are exactly those I found when mine cracked in 3 places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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