Removing a Single Speed Freewheel.....

passout
passout Posts: 4,425
edited May 2010 in Workshop
I'm fairly new to the world of singlespeed and I accept that this is probably a bit of a stupid question but........

It's time to replace my first screw on (BMX style) freewheel on my SS'er. How do you get it off? It seems pretty well stuck on there; it's not just coming off. After using Google, CRCs website etc I can't see that there is a specific tool for the job.

Before I get the hammer and chisel out out, has anybody get any tips?

Thanks in advance.
'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.

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  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    I have come across some single freewheels that have to be dis-assembled to get them off.
    Tools are requried for most but it depends on the freewheel that is used.
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Some cheaper ones need to be brutalised with a hammer and chisel, otehr cheap ones have two slots opposing one another that needs a two dog tool to remove and a bl00dy big jussy. I had to buy a 15" jussie for the freewheel tool for the Shimano freewheels I've used.

    Pictures might help us to help you.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • John.T
    John.T Posts: 3,698
    If it is scrap then strip it down and use a vice to undo it. There are many types of freewheel remover and most are not very good if it is well stuck on.
    My Fleet.
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Wappygixer wrote:
    I have come across some single freewheels that have to be dis-assembled to get them off.
    Tools are requried for most but it depends on the freewheel that is used.

    It's this one:
    http://www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/product/ ... INCH_PITCH

    Thanks for the answers so far everyone.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    You need a standard 4-peg freewheel remover like this:

    http://parktool.com/products/detail.asp ... tem=FR%2D6

    (other freewheel tools are available)
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • MrBlond
    MrBlond Posts: 161
    I'm having the same problem at the mo - I have the right tool but seems to require an awful lot of force to get the thing off.

    A ss-ing mate says the last time he changed the freewheel the shop put a 2ft length of steel pipe over the end of the spanner to get enough leverage - this will be the next thing I'm going to try....
  • MrBlond
    MrBlond Posts: 161
    2 ft of steel tube over the end of the adjustable spanner did the trick, piece of cake with some decent leverage...
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Alternatively clamp the freewheel remover in a vice and turn the wheel. Especially easy if you've left the nice, grippy tyre on the wheel.
  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Just about did it today with the 4 peg tools and a bit of force. Thanks all.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.

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