Re: [CR]regina freewheel question

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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:05:04 -0700
From: "mike scammon" <mike@scammoncycles.com>
To: "Jerome & Elizabeth Moos" <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]regina freewheel question
In-Reply-To: <d51ac5a60804292203l220d3ad3hada6509476d5c944@mail.gmail.com>
References: <735742.15218.qm@web82203.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

er...to be more clear, you would secure the *tool* in the vise and then slide the freewheel on top of it...uh, then go to town.

On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 10:03 PM, mike scammon <mike@scammoncycles.com> wrote:
> Not sure if this was already answered off-line, but you would want to
> remove the freewheel, secure it in a vise using the regina tool, and then go
> to town.
>
> -m
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <
> jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Speaking of the pain of rebuilding Reginas, any one have a trick for
> > getting all the cogs off? I mean, with two chain whips, one needs to hold
> > one one cog while one removes another, but what happens when you get down to
> > the last cog? How do you hold the FW to remove the last one? I've never
> > really found a good way of doing this. Thats while I love FW's like the
> > Maillard/Sach Aris. Unscrew the outer cog and all the others just slide
> > off. It's almost fun to rebuild them.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jerry Moos
> > Big Spring, Texas, USA
> >
> > Jay S <jvs@sonic.net> wrote:
> > Thanks for the e-mail and information Jerry. I learned something new
> > today. I also was able to get the freewheel off using a crude but
> > effective solution.
> > Jay
> >
> > Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> > > Yes, on old Regina at least the inner cog, and maybe the inner two,
> > > are reverse threaded, and I think thread on from the inside. That's
> > > why I hate rebuilding them.
> > >
> > > Once you've well and truly stripped the notches, the standard
> > > procedure is to remove the outer FW body. The outer cover plate has
> > > some indentations where you can use a punch the unscrew the plate,
> > > which holds the outer body with the cogs on. You can then remove the
> > > outer body. At this point all the bearings will fall out, so best
> > > have a pan or something to catch them. You can the clamp the inner FW
> > > body in a bench vise and turn the wheel to remove the FW. The inner
> > > body will be ruined, but with stripped notches it was worthless
> > > anyway. You can try to use the outer body on a good inner, which
> > > requires getting the bearings to stay in place while you slide the
> > > body on. Or you can remove the cogs from the outer body to use on
> > > another FW. This is not fun, but it illustrates why most newer FW's
> > > are splined instead of notched.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jerry Moos
> > > Big Spring, Texas, USA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > */Jay S /* wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello group,
> > >
> > > Here is my dilemma. I've managed to get the first three cogs off a
> > > five
> > > speed Regina Oro freewheel, but not the last two. Are the last two
> > > cogs reverse threaded? Couldn't find the info I need in the archives;
> > > maybe I searched wrong, but I don't have unlimited time to sit at the
> > > computer.
> > >
> > > The real problem is that despite all my careful efforts, the
> > > notches in
> > > the freewheel body peeled away like butter while attempting the
> > > remove
> > > it from a Campy hub. I thought that removing the cogs would allow me
> > > better access to the freewheel body, thus giving me another option
> > > for
> > > removal. I'm open to any tips or suggestions as to how to get the
> > > damm thing off. First time ever I have not been able to remove a
> > > freewheel. argghhh!
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jay Sexton
> > > Sebastopol, CA
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