Bianca Pratorius wrote:
> On the Coppi bike I am restoring (I found out it's a 1973 thanks to
> information about the date being stamped on the hubs locknuts - thanks
> Steve Maasland) - I simply can not get the Regina CX freewheel to stop
> making clunky noises. It spins nicely when it's off the hub but no
> matter what I soak it in - no matter what oil I use - it still clunks
> back on the bike under pressure. It's a shame because old five cog
> corncobs are hard to find and it's nice otherwise (14-18).
>
> I had an inspirational dream while sleeping that one of the springs
> inside is broken. I took apart a freewheel once when I was a kid and put
> it back together successfully using the dental floss trick (Popular
> mechanics article circa 1971), but my vision is so much weaker now than
> it was when I was 17. Even if I do get the thing apart and manage to get
> it back together, what are the chances of fabricating/finding another
> pawl spring?
>
> BTW, the bike is also a keeper (too big for me - its a 57/58, but it's a
> keeper for someone - beautiful windowed lugs, all NR, good vibrant red
> paint and white decals for a 1973 (maybe original), and lovely race
> horse geometry).
>
> Has anyone bent thin wire to make a pawl spring?
>
> Garth Libre in Miami Florida USA
from memory... My experience with Regina freewheels was that you could solve all your problems by transfering the cogs to an Atom body. The Atom body worked well and could easily be put back together, while the Regina pawls kept falling out. And the Atom body stood up to being uncrewed from the hub
-- mvg
Marten Gerritsen
Kiel Windeweer
Netherlands