Faced with a recalcitrant freewheel, I always found it easiest to clamp the freewheel tool into the vice and then grab the wheel and turn it. The leverage in the wheel itself was always enough.
--Eric Sent from my iPad On Jun 21, 2010, at 12:41 PM, Steve Palincsar <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 12:17 -0700, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: >> "One benefit of freehub designs is that this can be a little easier - >> single tool and wrench rather >> than a bench vise." >> >> Maybe I'm misunderstanding your words, but to remove a cassette, >> generally you'd need a chain whip (or vise whip!!!), cassette lockring >> tool, and a wrench to turn the cassette lockring tool. No chainwhip >> needed with a freewheel - maybe just a big adjustable wrench and the >> appropriate freewheel tool, assuming the FW threads were greased >> before installation and that it hasn't been on there for 25 years. > > > And a bench vise and a six foot long cheater bar as well. That's what > it took to get the last freewheel off my tandem. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
