Alternative vice / freewheeel removal

t4tomo
t4tomo Posts: 2,643
edited September 2012 in The workshop
Ok so I'm trying to get a freewheel off my station hack.

I've got the correct tool, have used the skewer to secure the tool s to stop it slipping but I can't get the damn thing off with a wrench. Wisdom says stick it in a vice and use the tyre to get some purchase - only I don't have a vice.....

any alternatives or should I pop my head around a garage door somewhere and say 'scuse me mate can I stick this in your vice for 5 mins?


EDIT>> The vice in the LBS did the honours
Bianchi Infinito CV
Bianchi Via Nirone 7 Ultegra
Brompton S Type
Carrera Vengeance Ultimate Ltd
Gary Fisher Aquila '98
Front half of a Viking Saratoga Tandem

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    t4tomo wrote:
    or should I pop my head around a garage door somewhere and say 'scuse me mate can I stick this in your vice for 5 mins?
    Or LBS.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    I don't use a Skewer but attach a 24" breaker bar to it, get one person to hold the wheel and then you have two hands on the bar so you can make sure it stays in place.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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