Years ago I picked up a small tool called a Hyper-cracker for loosening cassette rings. It does require removal of the wheel & skewer; slip the tool into the lock ring; reinstall skewer & wheel, with the tool's lever arm in the correct location against the frame. With the bike in low gear, you just turn the pedals a small amount to loosen the lock ring. Remove everything again to remove the cassette. It's a bit tedious for shop work but worth taking along on a tour.
dougP On Jun 21, 1:09 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > Faced with a recalcitrant freewheel, I always found it easiest to clamp the > freewheel tool into the vice and then grab the wheel and turn it. The > leverage in the wheel itself was always enough. > > --Eric > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jun 21, 2010, at 12:41 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 12:17 -0700, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > >> "One benefit of freehub designs is that this can be a little easier - > >> single tool and wrench rather > >> than a bench vise." > > >> Maybe I'm misunderstanding your words, but to remove a cassette, > >> generally you'd need a chain whip (or vise whip!!!), cassette lockring > >> tool, and a wrench to turn the cassette lockring tool. No chainwhip > >> needed with a freewheel - maybe just a big adjustable wrench and the > >> appropriate freewheel tool, assuming the FW threads were greased > >> before installation and that it hasn't been on there for 25 years. > > > And a bench vise and a six foot long cheater bar as well. That's what > > it took to get the last freewheel off my tandem. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
