Originally Posted by
tiger1964
Photo in post #1 is a high flange hub; could a u-shaped tool be made from a bar and two bolts to project through the holes in the hub, hold that in a vise, and remove freewheel normally? Kind of a giant version of the two-pin tools used on adjustable cups for a bottom bracket.
this is a good idea. there are automotive tools (rentable at auto stores) designed to hold pulleys on the front of the engine so you can remove it's mounting bolt. there's a lot of torque on those bolts sometimes, too..eg. crankshaft pulley
and, if there's not a pulley tool to fit, maybe fashion a two or three pin (using bolts) spanner to engage the flange holes behind the freewheel cluster and use a long breaker bar on the freewheel tool. that's what i'd do.
edit: yeah, shoot.....i've got a headset spanner made of flat steel about 1/8 in thick. with a spanner like that, drill some holes, put in bolts.....boom!....that would work