Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 12:52:37 -0500 From: John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Phil injectors
David Feldman wrote:
> .....Have a history of destroying freewheels
> thusly--the grease prevents pawls from engaging
> completely, which causes them to slip, chip
> themselves, and then gag the freewheel mechanism on
> the little pieces of pawl.
FWIW, I've been injecting my freewheels using one of these tools for over 20 years now without a single breakage of any type.
-- John (john@os2.dhs.org) Appleton WI USA
FWIW, later Suntour freewheels have the following printed on the box:
" Warning: Do not lubricate this freewheel with grease."
Greg "no grease, just healthy clicking" Parker Ann Arbor, Michigan