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@veLLo
Hi all!
Just a little update...
So I tried to remove the freewheel on the wheel that need spoke replacement...
Complete failure, I filed a few as I can from the two peg parktool remover, as discussed above, they were a fraction too big, but it would not let go, at the end I damaged the recess/grip on the freewheel and also the tool (a little, I hope it can be used again on my other wheel...)
So I gave up and when the brutal destructive way (as suggested by Hippy earlier on that thread),openned the freewheel, put it in a vice and managed to remove it... I serviced the hub, found out that the spare spokes I had were too long, and that the spare 5 speed freewheel I had was wider than the original one... I could play with the spacers and re-dish the wheel, but fat like I am I will only manage to bend the axle as it would be sticking out more on the drive side, blah blah blah blah....
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Bike servicing can be really annoying sometimes!
Just found out that SJS were not stocking Regina freewheels anymore... anyway I don't want to spend £45 on a freewheel for that wheel...
Loic