By destroying it, unfortunately. Same thing happened to me a couple of months ago. Some of these cheaper freewheels don’t have necessary cutouts for appropriate tools, so you have to get medieval on them. Unscrew the ring with the two holes in it, pull off the cog and the bearing balls, then grab the body of the freewheel with a pipe wrench or a giant pair of pliers and unscrew. Keep in mind that it might be on there really tight. When you buy a replacement, make sure it does have the cutouts.
Wolfy35 on
Someone has already had a go at it & damaged the pin key holes so the correct way is no longer possible. You are now looking at destructive removal ( cutting & forcing it off ) which is more fun anyway just be careful how many ugga duggas you bring into use or you can wreck the threads its wound onto meaning the whole wheel is toast.
krafty369 on
Easiest way is to just clamp the whole thing in a vise. Just clamp it down like you would a freewheel adapter tool and turn
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You need a small tip on those cirkular spots and knock it loose.
Here is an [example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09lR26HFGfE)
By destroying it, unfortunately. Same thing happened to me a couple of months ago. Some of these cheaper freewheels don’t have necessary cutouts for appropriate tools, so you have to get medieval on them. Unscrew the ring with the two holes in it, pull off the cog and the bearing balls, then grab the body of the freewheel with a pipe wrench or a giant pair of pliers and unscrew. Keep in mind that it might be on there really tight. When you buy a replacement, make sure it does have the cutouts.
Someone has already had a go at it & damaged the pin key holes so the correct way is no longer possible. You are now looking at destructive removal ( cutting & forcing it off ) which is more fun anyway just be careful how many ugga duggas you bring into use or you can wreck the threads its wound onto meaning the whole wheel is toast.
Easiest way is to just clamp the whole thing in a vise. Just clamp it down like you would a freewheel adapter tool and turn