Alex.loves.boys Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 hi i need to clean out my freewheel as its skiping quite a bit so.. how the heel do you get the lockring off? as its sealed at wont juts come off will it?also what do i do to clean it. im sure that someone has done this to theres but i want to know exatly how to do it as i dont wanna put 80 quid down the drain. thanks alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 VTCZ.ch Check out the how to section on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted August 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 (edited) but tis not in english? havt you got one on your stock , have you took it apart yet? Edited August 15, 2005 by mini MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 but tis not in english? havt you got one on your stock , have you took it apart yet? ← Yer not took it aprrat though, its in me room at the mo, put the hope back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 (edited) To get the lockring off you have to stick a screwdriver in and tap it with a hammer. Tapping it is better than just pushing it. (Y) :- (By the way i'v done it, it's good fun :sleeping: ) Edited August 15, 2005 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swize Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) If you have never taken it apart before this could help, onzaboymark wrote this up a while ago for me. :sleeping: How to take apart an eno Well, first step is just to take the crank off/wheel out (if you're running rear freewheel, which I'm doubting). Get a hammer and a screwdriver, and knock the lockring loose. Take that off , and the first thing you'll probably notice is the thick blue grease smeared everywhere. Get a rag and wipe it clean. You'll then have a little clip that's holding the bearings/outer shell on. Take the minx off (or, if you're me, try doing a gap, then notice your lock-ring had loosened and cross-threaded, and the outer shell is hanging off at an angle, with no little clip thing in sight ). You can then just pull the outer shell off, leaving the inner bit with six lovely pawls on show. If you've never stripped it, these WILL be covered in a thick grease which is just from the bearings when they've done their bedding in. Give the pawls and springs a *Really* good clean. Degrease them and get the rag in all the nooks and crannies. You can take off the little seal the other side of them to get down both sides of the pawls. After you've done this, turn your attention to the ratchet bits inside the outer shell. Again, just wipe them clean. Get a small screw-driver and put the rag around the tip so you can get right into the depths of them, 'cos they're pretty fiddly. Basically, the effort you put in will dictate how well the freewheel works Just give it all a thorough clean, then get around to putting the outer shell back on. You'll be wanting to do this by laying it on top of the other bit of the freewheel. Then, put pressure down above one of the pawls. Using a screw-driver, press that pawl in. The freewheel outer will slide down a bit. Put pressure on the next pawl along, and press the pawl in and make sure the otuer shell goes down and covers it. REpeat this for the rest 'til it's all sitting nicely. Spray some GT-85/light wet lube into the bit with the springs 'n' pawls, then put the outer seal back on. Clip the clip back on, then Threadlock the lock-ring back on. Hey presto, a louder, more reliable Eno Edited August 16, 2005 by samthebiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex.loves.boys Posted August 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 thank you i will prtin that off and have ago thanks alot people :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter l Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 when you do take it apart, will tiny berings fly everywhere, or are they sealed cartridge berings? thanks too :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swize Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 when you do take it apart, will tiny berings fly everywhere, or are they sealed cartridge berings? thanks too :sleeping: ← No , they don't go flying. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Glad I didn't have to write that down again (Y) There are no surprises with an Eno freewheel, apart from how hideously well made it is. Pawls, springs, and bearings are all well made and held in place well, so nothing'll lodge in your face or wherever. Just turn the lockring the way it says "Undo" and you're laughing :sleeping: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKH Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 The thing I hate about the ENO, is once you put the lockring back on, if you tighten it more than finger tight, the whole thing seizes up. It's not like the ACS where you can just lock it down and never worry about it. I understand the thing about red locktighting the lockring, but the fact that it's not done up tight after is a bit unsettling. I modified my WI so that I can tighten the lockring down as much as I can. I don't want to recommend what I did, since it involves removing a few bits from the freewheel and it's a bit of a bodge, but mine spins very freely now and doesn't skip at all. If anyone has a good solution to this problem, please let me know. I know a few pro riders have been using the WI for a while now and it would be nice to know what they are doing to modify their WI freewheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Mine never seized up, ever? I don't get how your's is? No matter how tight I did the lockring, it didn't seize once... Have you still got the little circlip thing in there, and it IS assembled right, yeah? Weird :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKH Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 Mine never seized up, ever? I don't get how your's is? No matter how tight I did the lockring, it didn't seize once... Have you still got the little circlip thing in there, and it IS assembled right, yeah? Weird :- ← Yeah, it's assembled right, and two other people I know have the exact same problem. It was like that when I got it new. Maybe it's just a bad batch though. They were all ordered from the same vendor at around the same time. I'm going to replace it. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 What did you 'remove' from the freewheel, btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 The thing I hate about the ENO, is once you put the lockring back on, if you tighten it more than finger tight, the whole thing seizes up. It's not like the ACS where you can just lock it down and never worry about it. I understand the thing about red locktighting the lockring, but the fact that it's not done up tight after is a bit unsettling. I modified my WI so that I can tighten the lockring down as much as I can. I don't want to recommend what I did, since it involves removing a few bits from the freewheel and it's a bit of a bodge, but mine spins very freely now and doesn't skip at all. If anyone has a good solution to this problem, please let me know. I know a few pro riders have been using the WI for a while now and it would be nice to know what they are doing to modify their WI freewheels. ← Do you mean like it becomes stiff? Becuase they are like that anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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