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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    compo wrote:
    Am considering. However, how hard is it to replace one of the cogs? What tools are needed etc?

    read about freewheel removal on Parktools.

    spin on spin off. you need the correct tool and a big lever.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • compo
    compo Posts: 1,370
    Cheers nicklouse
    GREAT SUCCESS!

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  • Kiblams
    Kiblams Posts: 2,423
    SS freewheels are quite sturdy so you can spin them off by putting the strocket in a vice and twisting the wheel. This is what Halfords did and I have the removed Vitamin freewheel in a drawer in in perfect condition. :D
    HandsomeDog - OrangeCommuter
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    Kiblams wrote:
    SS freewheels are quite sturdy so you can spin them off by putting the strocket in a vice and twisting the wheel. This is what Halfords did and I have the removed Vitamin freewheel in a drawer in in perfect condition. :D

    there would have been a freewheel tool in the vice as you need to hold the inner part.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,719
    I've just got a 16t freewheel from Halfords.

    They wanted to book it in and charge me £10 to change it. I told them to sod off, and I'm now looking for the cheapest place to get the tool.

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