Yes, there is a special Shimano made tool for this purpose but I do not know if you could subtistute the different howwlo bolts for each other. I doubt it. I can send a pic of the tool if you are interested and also check out it's Shimano Number. Regards
Michael Schmid Oberammergau Germany Tel.: +49 8821 798790 Fax.:+49 8821 798791 mail: schmid@zunterer.com http://www.zunterer.com
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] Im Auftrag von billydavid13@comcast.net Gesendet: Sonntag, 7. Dezember 2008 15:57 An: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Betreff: [CR]Help removing 1st generation Dura Ace freehub.
Hi all. This is an early DA cassette hub where the small cog threads on to lock the the other slide-on cogs in place. Once you remove the axle there's an 8 splined female bolt head instead of the later 10mm allen head. Is the re a tool made for unthreading this? Or something I can use for this purpos e? Does it, in fact, unthread? And can I then thread on a later freehu b unit to the old hub shell? Any info would be appreciated on or off list. Thanks. Billy Ketchum; Chicago, IL; USA.