Removing a freewheel - no wheel rim

I was given an old Campy hub with a nice SunTour New Winner freewheel on
it, all very low mileage. Since I still use this model of freewheel on
a couple bikes, I'd like to get it off the Campy hub.

Trouble is, the rim is gone. It was a tubular rim that had corroded in
two in someone's basement. That's why the hub it was given to me.

Before I track down a rim with a roughly correct diameter and
temporarily build a wheel, anybody got an easier way to handle this?
Wood blocks in a bench vise didn't do the trick. It just takes too much
torque to crank the freewheel off.

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- Frank Krygowski

Frank Krygowski writes:

I was given an old Campy hub with a nice SunTour New Winner freewheel
on it, all very low mileage. Since I still use this model of
freewheel on a couple bikes, I'd like to get it off the Campy hub.

Trouble is, the rim is gone. It was a tubular rim that had corroded
in two in someone's basement. That's why the hub it was given to me.

Before I track down a rim with a roughly correct diameter and
temporarily build a wheel, anybody got an easier way to handle this?
Wood blocks in a bench vise didn't do the trick. It just takes too
much torque to crank the freewheel off.

Can you wire it to a metal plate with a matching set of holes?


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Joe Riel

On 28/07/2014 01:20, Joe Riel wrote:
Frank Krygowski writes:

I was given an old Campy hub with a nice SunTour New Winner freewheel
on it, all very low mileage. Since I still use this model of
freewheel on a couple bikes, I'd like to get it off the Campy hub.

Trouble is, the rim is gone. It was a tubular rim that had corroded
in two in someone's basement. That's why the hub it was given to me.

Before I track down a rim with a roughly correct diameter and
temporarily build a wheel, anybody got an easier way to handle this?
Wood blocks in a bench vise didn't do the trick. It just takes too
much torque to crank the freewheel off.

Can you wire it to a metal plate with a matching set of holes?

Wouldn't wiring it to a metal circle with a suitable set of holes, ie a
rim, using readily available wire, aka spokes, be easier?

It doesn't need to have all the spokes in, and it doesn't need to be
built well.

IF BUTCHERING DRILLING a hole hub hammer a solid pin thru that then mounting in a vise....

Frank Krygowski wrote:
:I was given an old Campy hub with a nice SunTour New Winner freewheel on
:it, all very low mileage. Since I still use this model of freewheel on
:a couple bikes, I'd like to get it off the Campy hub.

:Trouble is, the rim is gone. It was a tubular rim that had corroded in
:two in someone's basement. That's why the hub it was given to me.

:Before I track down a rim with a roughly correct diameter and
:temporarily build a wheel, anybody got an easier way to handle this?
:Wood blocks in a bench vise didn't do the trick. It just takes too much
:torque to crank the freewheel off.

Take the hub, the correct freewheel remover, and the half inch drive impact
socket that fits the freewheel (Park tools are all (almost all?) 1") to your
auto mechanic. (A good mechanic is likely to have the right socket, but
having it handy saves time and effort.) Have him use an air impact
wrench on it. Three seconds, done.

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sig 79

sig 79

no damages to the freewheel remover ?

wrote:
: sig 79

:no damages to the freewheel remover ?

Not in my experience, which includes using two and four prong sun tour
junk.

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sig 27

On 7/27/2014 7:36 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
Frank Krygowski wrote:
:I was given an old Campy hub with a nice SunTour New Winner freewheel on
:it, all very low mileage. Since I still use this model of freewheel on
:a couple bikes, I'd like to get it off the Campy hub.

:Trouble is, the rim is gone. It was a tubular rim that had corroded in
:two in someone's basement. That's why the hub it was given to me.

:Before I track down a rim with a roughly correct diameter and
:temporarily build a wheel, anybody got an easier way to handle this?
:Wood blocks in a bench vise didn't do the trick. It just takes too much
:torque to crank the freewheel off.

Take the hub, the correct freewheel remover, and the half inch drive impact
socket that fits the freewheel (Park tools are all (almost all?) 1") to your
auto mechanic. (A good mechanic is likely to have the right socket, but
having it handy saves time and effort.) Have him use an air impact
wrench on it. Three seconds, done.


That's a great suggestion! THX!

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

AMuzi wrote:
:On 7/27/2014 7:36 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
: Frank Krygowski wrote:
: :I was given an old Campy hub with a nice SunTour New Winner freewheel on
: :it, all very low mileage. Since I still use this model of freewheel on
: :a couple bikes, I'd like to get it off the Campy hub.
:
: :Trouble is, the rim is gone. It was a tubular rim that had corroded in
: :two in someone's basement. That's why the hub it was given to me.
:
: :Before I track down a rim with a roughly correct diameter and
: :temporarily build a wheel, anybody got an easier way to handle this?
: :Wood blocks in a bench vise didn't do the trick. It just takes too much
: :torque to crank the freewheel off.
:
: Take the hub, the correct freewheel remover, and the half inch drive impact
: socket that fits the freewheel (Park tools are all (almost all?) 1") to your
: auto mechanic. (A good mechanic is likely to have the right socket, but
: having it handy saves time and effort.) Have him use an air impact
: wrench on it. Three seconds, done.
:

:That's a great suggestion! THX!

Air impact tools are over used in the auto shop, but they're not used
enough in the bike shop. If you have compressed air, it's worth
getting one. You don't need much air -- you'll only use the thing to
remove stuff, and the duty cycle is "zip, done" -- so even a little
compressor is enough. I'd say antying with a six gallon tank and 120
psi would be enough to be useful for that.



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sig 21

On 7/28/2014 6:04 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
AMuzi wrote:
:On 7/27/2014 7:36 PM, David Scheidt wrote:
: Frank Krygowski wrote:
: :I was given an old Campy hub with a nice SunTour New Winner freewheel on
: :it, all very low mileage. Since I still use this model of freewheel on
: :a couple bikes, I'd like to get it off the Campy hub.
:
: :Trouble is, the rim is gone. It was a tubular rim that had corroded in
: :two in someone's basement. That's why the hub it was given to me.
:
: :Before I track down a rim with a roughly correct diameter and
: :temporarily build a wheel, anybody got an easier way to handle this?
: :Wood blocks in a bench vise didn't do the trick. It just takes too much
: :torque to crank the freewheel off.
:
: Take the hub, the correct freewheel remover, and the half inch drive impact
: socket that fits the freewheel (Park tools are all (almost all?) 1") to your
: auto mechanic. (A good mechanic is likely to have the right socket, but
: having it handy saves time and effort.) Have him use an air impact
: wrench on it. Three seconds, done.
:

:That's a great suggestion! THX!

Air impact tools are over used in the auto shop, but they're not used
enough in the bike shop. If you have compressed air, it's worth
getting one. You don't need much air -- you'll only use the thing to
remove stuff, and the duty cycle is "zip, done" -- so even a little
compressor is enough. I'd say antying with a six gallon tank and 120
psi would be enough to be useful for that.




Thanks again.
One thing we have in plenitude here is air:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...st/aircomp.jpg

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971