I'll agree with Mark that you can probably stop the "skipping" and extend the life of of the freewheel with some solvent, followed by some lubrication. I've done this with both freewheels and freehubs with varying degrees of success.
Seriously though...If this freewheel has indeed provided "reliable service for decades" it is probably time to replace it. Pawls, bushings, bearings and races do wear out. Cogs do too, although the wear may not be readily apparent... Chuck On Feb 1, 4:51 am, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > To set the stage, I'm happily stuck in a 7 speed / freewheel world, > understand how freewheels work, do all my own bicycle maintenance > etc... > > I was riding my Atlantis yesterday and during one hard effort (it's > all relative) the freewheel skipped....chunk! It's an old Suntour 7 > speed freewheel that has probably given reliable service for decades. > I had this happen to another Suntour freewheel several years ago and > when it became too regular I replaced it. Which lead to the > question... > > With a skipping freewheel, how long do you let it go before replacing > the freewheel? > > Thanks! > > Angus > > P.S. As a point of trivial interest, with all other brands of > freewheels I have used I wear down the gear teeth first.... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
