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Old 11-29-22, 12:25 PM
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Raleigh M40 All Terrain Cromoly

I removed the flywheel in the course of replacing a broken spoke on this bike. The model year of the bike is 1995. It has Shimano Altus C90 components. I cleaned up and re-greased the freewheel, including the bearings and bearing races. I did the same for the non-drive side hub bearing. However, I could not figure out how to remove the drive-side hub bearing. All I could see in the top of where the freewheel came off is what appears to be the lock nut and the top of a spacer. I could not see any way to get a cone spanner onto the bearing cup. The way I removed the freewheel was to first unscrew the freewheel lock ring. Then I lifted off the freewheel. What then remained on the wheel was the bottom part of the freewheel having the inner freewheel bearing race and the component with the pawls held on with a split ring. I have a feeling that I ought to have removed the freewheel in such a way as to have this component come off with the rest of the freewheel assembly. This probably would have revealed the rest of the spacer and the hub bearing cone. But I could not see any way to do this. I have Bike Hand freewheel removal tools YC-126-1A and YC-26BB-1A that clearly are not designed to be used with this freewheel. The part number on the freewheel lock ring is FB SHIMANO 515 MF-HG20 Singapore. For the time being I will make do with what I have done for the non-drive side bearing and the freewheel - thinking that at least this is an improvement. But if someone can suggest how I could get at the drive-side hub bearing I would be much obliged. (Sorry, but I am unable to include any photos as this forum will not allow the inclusion of photos unless one has submitted at least ten postings previously.). I love this bike and would like to look after this properly.
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Usually for freewheels, I removed the cone on the non-drive side of the hub and just pulled the axle out the other side. Then fished out the bearings with a magnet or just flushed the trough with a stream of mineral spirits depending on how I was going about things that day.

It is the axle bearings you are asking about getting to isn't it?
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Sounds like the OP can't service the drive-side hub bearings, because he's not removing the freewheel body with the correct freewheel tool.

It's great that he removed the freewheel lock ring in an overhaul of the freewheel, but that usually doesn't help you service the hub.
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Old 11-29-22, 12:53 PM
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Are these the pic's you wanted to put with this post? All you have to do is just let us know you put them in the Gallery here on BF and someone will find them and post them for you.



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A freewheel tool will cost you $10+tax.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/22215349548...Bk9SR76L4cuYYQ

You can probably pull the axle out without using a freewheel tool, but it's really difficult to properly adjust the hub with the freewheel body in place. Buy the tool.
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Old 11-29-22, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SurferRosa
You can probably pull the axle out without using a freewheel tool, but it's really difficult to properly adjust the hub with the freewheel body in place. Buy the tool.
I don't agree. As long as you don't remove the cone on the drive side from the axle, then all your adjusting of the axle bearings can be done from the non-drive side. At least that's the way I did it on all the freewheel equipped bikes I use to have. Are there some FW's that don't allow that?
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Originally Posted by Iride01
I don't agree. As long as you don't remove the cone on the drive side from the axle, then all your adjusting of the axle bearings can be done from the non-drive side.
Yeah, but that just leaves you one side to play with. If you have access to both sides, it's soooo much easier to adjust the hub.
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Old 11-29-22, 01:10 PM
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Tried this. The inner component of the freewheel that is still on the hub is in the way.
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Originally Posted by Raimund
Tried this. The inner component of the freewheel that is still on the hub is in the way.
This being what?

If you have the cone removed from the other side of the hub, just pull the axle out with the drive side cone and all else attached to that axle. Be sure you have something to catch bearings that might be stuck to the cone and they fall to bounce off to unknown parts of your shop.
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Thanks SurferRosa. This tool seems to be what I need to remove the freewheel in it’s entirety. I will trust that it is compatible. I suppose the hub could be adjusted from just one side - and I did do just this. However, I need to get into the drive-side to properly clean and re-grease the bearing.
And thanks to the person who dug out my photos. I thought they had gone into the ether.
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Old 11-29-22, 01:25 PM
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Hey IRide01. When I try to do this the drive-side cone bumps into the back of the freewheel that is still on the hub. You can see in the photo that there is not enough room for it to come through. Appreciate the suggestion though.
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BTW, the freewheel looks much better now that it did for the photo. Looks good as new after a good cleanup. No rust at all. Pretty good for the age of the thing. And the bearings and races look fine.
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Originally Posted by Raimund
Hey IRide01. When I try to do this the drive-side cone bumps into the back of the freewheel that is still on the hub. You can see in the photo that there is not enough room for it to come through. Appreciate the suggestion though.
No, I can't see that in the photo. For all the FW's I ever had the Cone was the biggest widest thing on the axle. So since there is clearance between it and the remaning part of the FW, then I can't figure out why you can't pull it and the shaft out at the same time unless you've left something attached on the non-drive side of the axle. Perhaps you are just hung up on a thread or some trash that's caught in the threads on the other side.

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Shimano's tech doc site doesn't even bring up a MF-HG20. However it does bring up a MF-HG22. It shows the removal tool being a Shimano TL-FW30. Whether the park tool SurferRosa pointed you to is the same in every respect I do not know.

https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=17706

https://si.shimano.com/en/pdfs/ev/MF...20(Y)-1948.pdf
https://si.shimano.com/en/manual/sea...ut_model=mf-hg

Nor do I know if this is the tool you need.
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Originally Posted by Iride01
Whether the park tool SurferRosa pointed you to is the same in every respect I do not know.
There is an older Shimano freewheel design (prior to 1985) that uses a tool of a smaller diameter than Park's current offering. But why complicate matters unnecessarily?
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You should have been able to pull the axle when the NDS was apart. Often you cannot fit the freewheel tool in without removing DS stuff
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Thought I had sent the jist of the following earlier so I apologize if I am repeating myself somehow. You folks are awesome for your quick and helpful advice here. I realize now that I had not actually removed the freewheel but sort of disassembled it in place. Looking at the removal tool you have suggested I now see how this engages on the freewheel. The notches where the tool engages were well hidden (for me) and full of gunk. As somebody said - there is nothing like looking, if you want to find something.
I will now carry on to true the wheel then overhaul the rest of the bearings on the bike and wait for the snow to melt!
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Originally Posted by Raimund
I realize now that I had not actually removed the freewheel but sort of disassembled it in place.
That's way more than most folks would do. Most would simply flush the freewheel with WD-40 and then wonder why it's wearing out and clattering so much.

Moreover, a great way to overhaul a freewheel is to leave the body on the hub just as you did. In other words, refrain from using the tool to remove it first. This will allow you to loosen the lock ring with a hammer and punch without the need of a bench vise to secure the freewheel with its tool. After barely loosening the lock ring, you can then use the Park tool on the freewheel body to remove everything from the hub.

I strongly suggest that you buy the Park tool and remove the freewheel on occasion, once a year or so, to prevent it from corroding in place. Always grease the threads on both the hub and the freewheel before reinstalling.
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Ah yes. I see. Brilliant.
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Originally Posted by Raimund
I realize now that I had not actually removed the freewheel but sort of disassembled it in place.
Should you decide to ever undertake this again.

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Originally Posted by dedhed
Thanks for that. The thread includes this pic:

Originally Posted by Capecodder
Which shows the better of two ways to install the inside bearings. The other day, I did this the opposite way by placing the balls around the other race on the freewheel body that he's holding in the pic, which is more difficult to avoid disturbing the bearings when you bring the two parts together.
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Seems I managed to do all the stuff in those photos only I did not take apart each individual gear for cleaning. I just used a wooden kitchen skewer, a toothbrush and WD-40 to clean in between. I rested the wheel (which I left attached to the freewheel body) over and across a small plastic washtub lined in the bottom with paper towels to keep the fluids from pooling and prevent any ballbearings from bouncing about. Used separate little pill bottles to hold and clean the ballbearings from the two races. A small screw driver with a magnetic end was used to lift and place the ballbearings in the greased races. Should have taken more photos I suppose. I will when I take it off again to service the hub bearings.
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I did not take apart each individual gear for cleaning.
I've never done that either, and really, the only reason to do that is to replace/change one or more of the cogs.
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They actually have an FR-1.3 in the little bike shop in the little town close to me. How much grease should I be putting in these races? I have been putting in just enough to make it squeeze out a tiny bit when I fix the cover onto it. Same with whatever I am doing - threads on a shaft or whatever.
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How much grease should I be putting in these races?
Just enough to keep the balls in place. After reassembly, when you spin it, some grease may seep out the front and back of the fw. Wipe it off and keep spinning it until you no longer see any grease in the cracks.
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