freewheel help needed

[artfulflounder]

Hi guys......picked up an old carrera vulcan to practice on and maybe earn couple quid.

overall its cleanish and all there but was in bits.(it was free )

the previous owner had taken it upon himself to remove the casstte and hub body.
so I have an ice cream box with lots of bearings and assorted parts.

How do I remove whats left of the freewheel? Is it a screw on?
Presume I can pick up a cheap complete freewheel instead of trying to put this one back together.

Could just bin it all but the learning experience will be good

edit: changed freehub to freewheel.

 

[hamster]

Re: freehub help needed

That's not a freehub, it's the dismantled remains of a freewheel.

the simplest thing to do is bung the remainder on the wheel into a vice and unscrew it. Chuck the remains into a bin and buy a replacement. Those Shimano ones go for about a tenner. It's really not worth the hassle.

 

[B3]

Re:

Normally with a free hub you need to remove the axle, Shimano ones are held in with a 10mm allen bolt in to the hub body. Is the inside of what's left got a spline? If so this is a free wheel not a free hub, quite possible on cheaper and old bikes. If so then you just need the right splined tool and this will just screw off.

 

[artfulflounder]

Re: freehub help needed

That's not a freehub, it's the dismantled remains of a freewheel.

the simplest thing to do is bung the remainder on the wheel into a vice and unscrew it. Chuck the remains into a bin and buy a replacement. Those Shimano ones go for about a tenner. It's really not worth the hassle.

Cheers for that.....managed to get the remainer off.
ordered a hg37 s.i.s 14-28 chain and sprocket to replace the tourney 14-34 mega range jobbie.

Nos £10.99 incl postage....

I know its nothing special but good practice de-greasing /cleaning fitting chains and setting up gears.