Pardon my ignorance, but exactly how does this "grease injector" work? I'm not aware of any grease receptacle port on typical freewheels.
David
David G. White Burlington, VT
John Thompson wrote:
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>>I recently overhauled a bike that had a Regina Syncro freewheel. This
>>freewheel always had a rattle like sound in it until I poured enough
>>thick oil in it and it collected enough dirt to quiet it down to about
>>the sound of a normal freewheel. Yesterday when I soaked it in mineral
>>spirits, and let it dry, I shook it and sure enough the rattle was back.
>>I re-installed it and re-oiled it with the thickest oil I've got which I
>>made from motor oil mixed with Phill Woods grease poured in while
>>rotating. The rattley sound is now much quieted, but I still can't
>>picture what's wrong inside, or if this kind of sound is normal for some
>>Reginas. I might be tempted to open it up and check if it's missing a
>>bearing or two or even if one pawl is missing a spring (how would I fix
>>that?). I've only opened up one other freewheel in my life and using
>>dental floss I was able to close it up again. I have also noticed that
>>Regina can be quite cheap on e-bay, but maybe not in a 13-19 seven speed
>>style like I prefer for flat country racing here in Florida. Any ideas
>>about what this sound could be?
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>I suspect it's just the balls 'n' pawls rattling around. A grease
>injector will quiet that down for a long time:
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>http://ebay.com/<blah>
>(Item #7160986235; no relation)
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>Personally, I've never been terribly fond of Regina freewheels...