Sam Oliver Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Anybody got any decent ways of removing the freewheel from crank? I have the correct tool etc but my dad & i always resort to taking it to local bike shop after loads of foul language & sweating. :P Cheer's Sam, (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 cover it in oil, and ease it off, if that doesn't work then you aint trying hard enough, (Y) i find with mine, i do find it quite hard, but if you find a little bit of movement at all, work with it and loosen it and tighten it, so it starts to ease off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeza Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hi mate. Yeah its a bit of a mission, what i normally resort too is putting the crank arm in the vice, then sitting the freewheel removal tool on top and then push down and turn with a spanner aboviously, if it still turns out to be a struggle add a bar to the spanner with the freewheel tool on, this adds more leverage exerting more pressure to the pivot making it undo (Y) hopefully.(thats the plan anyway) Jeza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Hi mate. Yeah its a bit of a mission, what i normally resort too is putting the crank arm in the vice, then sitting the freewheel removal tool on top and then push down and turn with a spanner aboviously, if it still turns out to be a struggle add a bar to the spanner with the freewheel tool on, this adds more leverage exerting more pressure to the pivot making it undo :P hopefully.(thats the plan anyway) Jeza pretty much, howver in the experiance of me and mark, bolting the freewheel extractor to the freewheel is a tip top plan (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Oliver Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Think we could do with a bigger vice, the bloody thing keeps moving when we put a lot of pessure on. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granty Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 if i cant get it of using the tool i usually get out the hammer and chisel always works (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted October 12, 2005 Report Share Posted October 12, 2005 if i cant get it of using the tool i usually get out the hammer and chisel always works :P Iv only ever got 1 freewheel off by using the freewheel tool, and iv had around 10 freewheels in 1 year (Y) I just angle grind mine off lol, saves time, and its fun :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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