Thanks to all for the thoughtful replies. I believe it was the pawls inside the freewheel that skipped. There is no gunk build up or visible wear on the cogs, no measureable wear on the chain.
I'll give the soaking the FW in solvent technique a go. Thanks! Angus On Feb 1, 12:41 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 2/1/10 2:51 AM, Angus at angusle...@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > > 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? > > Just to confirm, you are saying that the pawls are slipping internally, not > that the chain is slipping on a given cog, right? > > It depends a bit how the thing is slipping. If there's a crunchy noise and > the pedals jump just a bit, I'm likely to let it go for a while. The more > pedal jump, the more dangerous, IMO. > > The freewheel is either going to freeze up or let go entirely. The former > just means a little fixed gear work on the way home (though doing that with > the slack chain in a derailleur setup can be tricky). The latter usually > means body onto frame in one manner or the other. > > I guess the short answer is "sooner rather than later..." > > hope that helps, > > - J > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes -- 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.
