London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

`Hi all,
Does any one have or knows where to buy a tool to remove this freewheel. It's large diameter 30mm and has around 24 splines.

cheers

theres a shop, mentioned here that does old bike restorations, cant remember what the name is :D
someone will know. give it time.

http://www.sargentandco.com/

found it! ask him, he might have that tool.

Cheers Dylan
All sorted :-)

did u go to him ?

Hi all,

I'm highjacking this thread to ask some help with a similar hub... It's a Maillard Normandy flip flop hub from the 70s.

On tuesday I had my rear hub failing on my way back from work.
I thought the axle was broken, but discovered it was just bent (a lot). I installed this axle (new) myself months ago when the old one broke after a crash with a car, worked all fine since...

I took everything appart yesterday so, noticed the bent axle, and saw that the cup where the bearings are sitting on the drive side was not holding tight in the hub (see picture, the bit pointed with the red arrow), this would create the hub to have some play if I was to put the bearing back with a new axle...
On the non drive side, that inside cup where the bearings go is holding well with the hub body.
I don't have the right tool to take the cassette out.



I am under the impression the hub is dead, but I wanted some expertise here before I take any further action... I don't think I want to get into the trouble of replacing the hub...

Thanks for letting me know you thoughts on that!

Szia

Loic

If the cup has detached from the hub body and is not sitting tight then it's pretty serious.
I think the cups should be a press-fit, but you could try epoxy to stick it in. Alignment will be tricky.

'Mend a bike' in fulham has the tool to get that freewheel off if you're going that route.

Yes that's what I thought...
Not sure I want to go thru too much trouble with these...

Thanks for that, ant the shop address!

Loic

did u go to him ?

Dylan, thanks for address of Sargent & Co. I've just been to him for removal of a freewheel like the first one in this thread. Intravenous loveliness. (new boy; how do I get that 'Origionally Posted by look?)

also Holdsworth's in Putney has the tool

they loosened mine for nothing, but I do go in there a fair bit

just read the other post, my axle was bent too, I ended up binning the cassette and gluing a single cog on, and replaced the axle with a £5 solid/bolted one off ebay

it works fine now

Sorry, can you explain further what you've done, not sure I get is...
I have a replacement axle already from an old wheel that I can use, but how would you solve the problem of the cup that is not attached to the body of the hub? Did you have that problem too?

Thanks

Loic

I can't tell exactly without looking at your wheel, but it sounds similar. There was a lot of play, sideways and on the freewheel. When I took everything off, i noticed the axle was bent and the cones should have been tighter. When I took the freewheel off, I realised there was play in the ratchet inside the freewheel (20 year old hub, not too surprised on reflection).

I originally thought the whole thing was knackered, but when I replaced the axle and drivetrain, it was working properly again. You can't really tell without having a look, best thing to do is dismantle it

hope this helps