I have tried the freewheel removal tool I own on approx 5 different freewheels and so far it hasn't fit a single one! They are all different makes etc but not once has this tool proved its worth. I thought this would be a fairly universal size/fitting, can anyone enlighten me please.
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RecordAceFromNew
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PpPete
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The only type I've come across that isnt listed on the site linked to by RAFN is one for Maillard splined frewheels.
It even baffled several LBS I took it to, before finding one that still had the old, and now completely unobtainable, tool. Rocking horse droppings are more common than those freewheels though.
I still own a Shimano splined freewheel removal tool - and for anything else it's a quick trip to the LBS who will always take them off for free so long as the wheel is clean and has an inflated tyre on. I usually buy something else while I'm there though.
It even baffled several LBS I took it to, before finding one that still had the old, and now completely unobtainable, tool. Rocking horse droppings are more common than those freewheels though.
I still own a Shimano splined freewheel removal tool - and for anything else it's a quick trip to the LBS who will always take them off for free so long as the wheel is clean and has an inflated tyre on. I usually buy something else while I'm there though.
gbb
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I had that with an old Raleigh i'm playing with...Maillard freewheel. 2 out of the last 3 cheap old racers ive been playing with have the Maillard F/W...i got a removal tool from my LBS. That said, i'm sure he's probably had it on the shelf a long time...and probably wont be replacing it anytime soon.
That's the plan when I remove my 6 speed to replace it with a single!
If I knacker it at least I won't be tempted to put it back on...
gbb
Squire
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Are you looking at the lockring on a freewheel Tyred ? That'll release the sprockets from the body (so you can lube or get access to the pawls) but not the body from the wheel.
Ideally, put the punch/chisel/old screwdriver into the notches where the proper tool is supposed to go. If you don't have notches, make one with a chisel on the inside edge. Using the pin spanner holes in the lockring will work too as the lockring is usually a left hand thread so will tighten rather than unscrew but this will probably bugger up the freewheel so don't do it if you intend to re-use.
mickle
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Freewheels don't have lockrings....