Thread: Is there a way to tighten a freewheel?
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Old 12-19-21, 09:12 PM
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SunTour "Perfect" and "Pro-Compe" freewheels used shims to adjust the bearing pre-load. The "Winner" freewheels used a cup-and-cone arrangement with a special wrench to set the pre-load:
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