Removing a freewheel

hi,
can anyone tell me how i might get a dicta freewheel off? it hasn't got any 'notches' for the removal tool. i can just see the internal thread where it screws onto the hub.
cheers in advance.

There are a few Freewheels out there that are permanent. It may have only 2 notches, and look different. My old shop had a few 17t permanent dictas. Majority of ss freewheels will look like the picture at the beginning of this thread( if it is a 16t or higher) 15 and below use a different too, in most cases.

hi,
can anyone tell me how i might get a dicta freewheel off? it hasn't got any 'notches' for the removal tool. i can just see the internal thread where it screws onto the hub.
cheers in advance.

I think you may have to break those apart to get it off. Then put the remainder that is threaded onto the hub into a vice and unscrew.
That's what I have heard, although hard to believe someone would design/manufacture such a thing.

blimey, that sounds a bit harsh kerley.
i reckon you might be right though, there's def no other way to get it off that i can see!

would you smack the spinning section off with a hammer and flat bladed screwdriver?

blimey, that sounds a bit harsh kerley.
i reckon you might be right though, there's def no other way to get it off that i can see!

would you smack the spinning section off with a hammer and flat bladed screwdriver?

I think you take the cap off by unscrewing it using the two pin holes (may turn clockwise). Then take out the pawls/remove outer.

Hopefully someone will be along in a minute who actually knows though as last time I took one off I had to wedge an old screwdriver in and use a hammer and swear a lot.

Just remembered how I got the last on off. Jammed a screwdriver in to lock up the freewheel then used chainwhip.

Page 17 of "How to use brute force and ignorance to fix bikes"

cheers kerley,
that sounds like my best option.

i hope you don't service aircraft for a living.

Hello everyone, i'm new to single speed conversions and was just wondering if anyone could help me. I've searched the forums and still a bit lost on what to do next. Let me explain.

I've got an old Raleigh racer from around the 80s and decided to convert it to a SS.

I bought this kit: http://drp.ly/cAV1o

So I took off the derailleur and have the back wheel removed from the bike. I've taken out the stem and am left with just the wheel and cogs. I've then realised it has an old freewheel on. It has the 6 cogs or so, then inside is a ring with two round holes in, inside that is a protruding pipe (about 5 mm) with thread on the outside, indents inside and a smooth top.

All I want to do is remove the cogs and put the new cog and spacers on. Will this work? Do I just need to undo the cogs by using a screwdriver to hammer the little holes in the freewheel clockwise?

I'm a bit stuck :(

Thanks in advance and kind regards,
James.

I think this doesn't work.
Your kit seems to be for freehub & cassette systems, not for screw-on blockt / multiple freewheels.

If you hammer the ring with 2 holes (mostly LH threads), you either make it tight or you end up with a bunch of springs, pawls and balls.

You may need a single speed screw-on freewheel.
But your info is not 100% clear to me.

Ah right, so I really don't want to hammer the holes. Would it be better to take it to Evans or something and get them to unscrew it properly with a freewheel tool? Then are you saying that even if i get the cogs off, that kit I bought won't work with it?

Is there anything that I could describe better about it?

Thanks,
James.

It looks much like this:

Also, it is a thread-on freewheel and hub according to sheldon brown I think.

Thanks!

what you have there is a hub designed for freewheels. so the kit ya got won't work, as it's for freehubs.

you want one of these http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7805 .

the kit you got is for hubs on the right, you have a hub similar to the one on the left.
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compare what your current geared freewheel looks like with the ones on here then get the correct tool and remove the old freewheel. then clean the threads, grease em up, and install your new single speed freewheel. then re space and redish your rear wheel. this is because the rim is currently not in the centre of the hub flanges, which it needs to be to get a good chainline, which is achieved by moving the spacers between the locknuts and cones around, and tensioning the left side spokes, pulling the rim into the centre of the flanges.

That's a great help, thanks!

Will teach me for buying before i've dismantled anything. Think i'll just nip into a shop to get rid of the old freewheel, not worth me buying tools i'm only going to use once.

Thanks again!

no problem, you don't really need a tool to install the new freewheel as if you thread it on finger tight, it will tighten the rest of the way when you pedal forwards.

Just thought, do I need to go to the shop to take it off properly then or could I take it off by force, does the new freewheel you gave me need any of the original freewheel to work?

Thanks.

the new freewheel just needs the threads, you can buy any single speed freewheel (16t and up, smaller ones take a smaller threading)

Just if anyone was curious, this is the exact freewheel on my bike: http://drp.ly/cL56I

Going to Evans tomorrow and they're going to take it off for me ready for my new single speed Shimano freewheel. I tried to hammer and screwdriver it off but it wouldn't budge.

Thanks for all your help!

hi

can i remove a freewheel sprocket from my hub with a hammer and screwdriver/hard metal stick? i understand which part to strike :)

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Probably.

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Yes.

But... if you slip you can also break spokes and hurt yourself.

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But... if you slip you can also break spokes and hurt yourself.

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