How to remove schwinn occ freewheel
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Most freewheels use a either a splined tool ( there are several different ones) or one with the correct set of tabs that fit in the center of the freewheel. They unscrew off the hub counterclockwise. Wthout the tool with the correct spline or tabs wich ever your freewheel uses, it's going be hard to remove the freewheel.
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yes I understand that, there are no groves inside the freewheel, I have those tools. The only place to insert a tool is the two dots showing on the outside.... Unless I'm missing something obvious....
here's the answer I got from pedal chopper http://www.pedalchopper.com/new-5-speed-upgrade-kit-for-occ-schwinn/
here's the answer I got from pedal chopper http://www.pedalchopper.com/new-5-speed-upgrade-kit-for-occ-schwinn/
Those two indents are the key on that type of freewheel. I find them really hard to remove in that way though, too easy for them to slip and round off the edges on those indents. If it is the hub you want to save but don't mind destroying the freewheel, you can tack weld the freewheel together to stop it spinning and remove it easily with a chain whip... :wink:
Luke.
Luke.
I'd actually like to know how to do this correctly too, I know some people on here have done it before. I have the two hole spanner, and it appears to just take off the cover, as said above. Is that the first step in removing the freewheel, or can the whole thing be removed in one piece?
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Sadly some parts are made to not be removed that way if it breaks you have to go back to the one company that makes it. I dealt with a lot of that drama when i was working at the bike shop but my trick was usually tack welds then a piece of chain and spin it off
oil on the threads, so it soaks into the hub threads/freewheel threads
get a chisel, not a sharp wood working chisel. Ive got chisels that are about the size of a finger. Put the chisel point in one of the dot like holes. probably at a 45 degree angle. Put the wheel against something solid, so it don't move. I usually put it beside the door frame. hit the chisel with a good hammer blow. ANTICLOCKWISE. the way the freewheel goes when its clicking. Maybe one good thump will free it.
A single speed cog might have had a lot of torque going thru it. So might not come off.
be careful when doing this. Might hurt yourself, or the bike parts, or tools.
Ive tried this on Plastic mag wheels. It don't work as the wheel flexes. Even using the freewheel remover tool doesn't work on the mags I have.
get a chisel, not a sharp wood working chisel. Ive got chisels that are about the size of a finger. Put the chisel point in one of the dot like holes. probably at a 45 degree angle. Put the wheel against something solid, so it don't move. I usually put it beside the door frame. hit the chisel with a good hammer blow. ANTICLOCKWISE. the way the freewheel goes when its clicking. Maybe one good thump will free it.
A single speed cog might have had a lot of torque going thru it. So might not come off.
be careful when doing this. Might hurt yourself, or the bike parts, or tools.
Ive tried this on Plastic mag wheels. It don't work as the wheel flexes. Even using the freewheel remover tool doesn't work on the mags I have.
The freewheel is a total loss if you need it removed. You need to unscrew the the outer bearing adjusting plate with a pin tool or a punch and hammer. Then you remove the cog, bearings, springs, and pawls. Then just the body will be left on the hub. Clamp the remaining freewheel body tightly in a vise and remove the body by turning the wheel. Then throw it all in the trash. Make sure your next freewheel has removal notches.
