Freewheel removal tool too large?
01-24-14, 10:26 PM
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I have seen a lightly-constructed workbench knocked over by a mechanic trying to loosen a freewheel. That's when I decided to only use bench vises that were bolted solidly to benches that were bolted to the wall.
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01-24-14, 10:51 PM
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Yes, but with the freewheel tool held in the vise and the QR holding the tool in the freewheel (usually necessary with SunTour or Regina 2-prong tools), you can grab the wheel on both sides and twist it like Ralph Kramden steering a bus. I never saw Ralph steer a bus with a Crescent wrench.
01-24-14, 10:55 PM
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01-25-14, 06:55 AM
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That's not entirely true. Two whips were often used instead of one and a vise. I always kept two around during freewheel times. But my second one broke just after I started using cassettes, so no big deal. From then on one sufficed.
09-04-19, 10:43 AM
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Park doesn't make the right tool. Older Shimano freewheels take a remover of significantly smaller diameter. The giveaway si looking straight don the axle. If the freewheel's spline diameter is as small or smaller than the axle locknut. That means the modern thin wall removers that fit between the axle and freewheel can't work, and you need to start by removing the locknut to access the freewheel, then using one of these 
Note the thick wall, and 10.5m ID which clears the axle but not the cones or locknuts.
BTW- these are had to find and can be pricey, so your best bet might be to bring the wheel in and let a shop or co-op remove the freewheel for you.
BTW- these are had to find and can be pricey, so your best bet might be to bring the wheel in and let a shop or co-op remove the freewheel for you.
Times like these I wish I had kept all of the tools that have passed through my hands over the last five decades, especially all the old Var and Campy stuff. Oh well, that's what you get for moving around the world a few times.
09-04-19, 05:47 PM
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Thanks FB. I run a bike shop LLC of my own, so you can see my dilemma. I curse myself for only having one, and I think the one I had may have grown legs. Must... lock up... everything... Times like these I wish I had kept all of the tools that have passed through my hands over the last five decades, especially all the old Var and Campy stuff. Oh well, that's what you get for moving around the world a few times.
Times like these I wish I had kept all of the tools that have passed through my hands over the last five decades, especially all the old Var and Campy stuff. Oh well, that's what you get for moving around the world a few times.
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09-06-19, 09:31 AM
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