Jim It's true that most freewheels can be removed with a big wrench. Most of the freewheels that are too much for a wrench can be removed by a vise. Those that cannot be removed with a vice are few. If it's been on for 10+ years and was used a lot, I'd guess that Minh will need a vice, but it's only a guess.
Bill On Apr 9, 12:38 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > 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. 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