Fix Tourney Freewheel Play
Hi,
I've been riding a Shimano Tourney 7 speed freewheel, 14-28, MF-TZ500 on my commuter for awhile, and while I appreciate the hyperglide teeth, one problem I've had is with a knocking sound while pedaling that comes from play in the freewheel body. With the chain off, you can grab the sprockets and twist them a small amount. It's done this since it was new. Searching the forums, it looks like this is common among freewheels these days, and has something to do with poor manufacturing tolerances because they are meant to be cheap parts.
Yeah, sure, upgrading to a freehub wouldn't cost that much, but I thought I'd ask if there was a way to take these freewheels apart and fix them. Sounds like it could be just a matter of adjusting bearing preload somehow?