Originally Posted by
wellerchap
My pal is well on the way to completing the impromptu tool - I've seen a photo & the machining of the open end of the socket to produce 2 square & very strong looking prongs looks superb.
I'll let you all know how we get on with the job!
Unless the tool is hardened steel, I'm skeptical that it will work. Since you're already fabricating it, go ahead and try. The tool is more likely to fail than it is to damage the hardened steel freewheel body. But maybe I'm wrong. If it does fail, either buy the proper tool or find a bike shop with the proper tool to remove it for you.