Bianca Pratorius wrote:
> 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?
I suspect it's just the balls 'n' pawls rattling around. A grease injector will quiet that down for a long time:
http://ebay.com/
Personally, I've never been terribly fond of Regina freewheels...
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA