I've never experienced any problems removing a freewheel (with the proper freewheel tool) and a large adjustable wrench. I have a Sears "Craftsman" 12 inch adjustable wrench which does the trick every time. As long as the freewheel tool is tightened down with the skewer, it's not going to slip. Campagnolo made a freewheel wrench, specifically for the two-prong Regina type freewheel, and this tool is 12 inches in length (I happen to own one). Team mechanics used this tool to remove innumerable freewheels, I don't think that it's necessary to use a bench vise, and I never owned one.
Jim Cloud Tucson, AZ On Apr 9, 12:29 pm, yavo <fyavor...@gmail.com> wrote: > One more data point on freewheel removal. I follow the steps mentioned in > prior posts, but use my really big adjustable wrench over which I slip a > 4-foot length of pipe. Then the leverage from this jumbo tool easily > "breaks" the bond. > -- > Fred Yavorsky > Jenkintown, PAhttp://www.twistcomm.com/Bikes > > On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 2:00 AM, RoadieRyan <ryansub...@gmail.com> wrote: > > "72 Cinelli? Molto Bene! got any pictures of it up on the internets? > > > I saw a beautiful vintage Cinelli Super Corsa at the Seattle bike show > > in February it looked fast and smooth just sitting there. > > > Ryan > > > On Apr 8, 1:41 pm, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > > > My guess is that any standard 2-prong remover will work on that > > freewheel, but I am admittedly not a Shimano expert. You should be able to > > order a remover at any reputable bike shop. When you get it, hold it tight > > to the freewheel by reinstalling the skewer, and use a nice, big wrench on > > the remover. It's important to hold the remover tight, because the remover > > and/or engaging parts on the freewheel will have a tendency to strip if you > > don't. > > > > Those are indeed some long-lasting hubs. I have a set on my '72 Cinelli > > and on my randonneuring bike. If the bearings ever stop spinning smoothly, > > Phil Wood will refurbish the hubs for you. > > > > --Eric N > > > Sent from the iPad 2 > > > > On Apr 8, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > And for times when they get you into trouble. So i'll take the retro- > > > > derailleur request from a recent thread to bring this up. For some > > > > odd reason i've noticed that my inclination for bike parts leans > > > > towards the old. After a dalliance with carbon fiber and suspension > > > > in my youth (you should see my hardtail mt bike, carbon cranks from > > > > 1998! magura brakes! carbon fiber suspension seat post!). at the old > > > > age of 33 i'm only buying bike parts old then me or from an era older > > > > then me. > > > > > Anyway here's one of those situations where maybe i'm getting myself > > > > into trouble buying the old stuff. I picked up this wheel recently > > > > and it's an old phil wood design, from the pictures i'd guess early > > > > 80's. Well it has a Shimano 600 freewheel, in general i love shimano > > > > 600 stuff (two cranks, brakes, levers etc), but i'm hesitant to use > > > > this wheel as is. The FW looks to be in ok condition. My concern is > > > > that i've done some research and i know that getting this freewheel > > > > off can be tricky, so i'm trying to decide now if i should attempt to > > > > remove and replace with something more modern or ride it and pray that > > > > i'll be able to remove it in a few years. This is an either or > > > > because after reading the nightmares about getting this freewheel off > > > > (and also tracking down the freewheel tool which is only made by one > > > > small mfr still) i wouldn't re-mount it myself. > > > > > And i really would like to use the hub for years to come, it's held up > > > > this far no reason to think it won't keep going. > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/minhi/5599199529/ > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/minhi/5599781666/ > > > > > And for those people who are going to tell me just to give up on > > > > freewheels, sure i could've just gotten a shimano 105 cassette hub > > > > wheel fort he same price, but i just love the fact that a 30 year old > > > > phil wood wheel still spins smooth. > > > > > -- > > > > 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-bunch@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. > > > -- > > 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-bunch@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. -- 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-bunch@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.
