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I have recently come into posession of three of these classic English freewheels, allegedly as NOS items (from the 1930s!).
I intend to put them to good use as they appear to function relatively well but I am hesitant about fitting 70+ year-old components to my singlespeed fleet and subjecting them to the rigours of hills and mud and winter on nothing more than a few drops of oil. Giving them a quick once-over just seems like common sense.
The trouble is I am damned if I can undo the face-plate with my pin spanner in the 'normal' way. I suspect this might involve rotating said faceplate relative to the central section using some kind of highly specialised/bodged tool to prevent the latter from rotating. Any ideas?
My other area of concern is that the thing might be full of spring-loaded pitfalls for the unwary and thus inclined to distribute its contents across my garage at the slightest provocation.
So... does anybody have any useful tips and are there any pitfalls of which I should be aware?
Thanks,
BSA_Dave
Sheffield