Rocking freewheel

msw
msw Posts: 313
edited August 2010 in Workshop
I’m building up an old bike with a 6-speed screw-on freewheel and I’ve noticed that the freewheel rocks slightly from side to side when it’s coasting - probably only a few mm but it’s disturbing. I gather this might be due to not putting it on quite straight or even crossing the threads, in which case I don’t think there’s a serious problem (it hasn’t been ridden yet so hasn’t been tightened under load). But is there anything else I should check for when I take it off? And is a degree of wobble normal or should I try to eliminate it completely?
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  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    I doubt you have cross threaded the freewheel, i think a bit of wobble is fairly common. If it does not affect shifting don't worry about it :D
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  • Weejie54
    Weejie54 Posts: 750
    Common on the old style freewheels indeed. It's down to the way they are constructed. It shouldn't affect shifting because once the pawls are engaged, the float disappears.

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