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Old 12-31-19, 01:14 PM
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KDTX
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So I was restoring an old school 20" BMX, the freewheel was stuck on and impossible to break loose. We tried putting the remover in a bench vise and turning the wheel but that didn't work. Finally I took a bike hanging hook and mounted to a stud low on the wall. Then put the wheel in the hook. Then took a 8' galvanized fence pipe and slipped it over the wrench on the remover. With just the slightest downward force (and leverage from the long pipe) the freewheel broke loose. The downward force drove the wheel in to the corner of the floor and wall. I was amazed how little force was needed with the long lever and also having the the wheel in a stable fix position. This would probably work for holding larger wheels as well to remove cassettes.
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