Old Bike Freewheel Cleaning

by yawneth in Outside > Bikes

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Old Bike Freewheel Cleaning

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Hi so i got an old road bike in need of some tlc while trying to disassemble my cassete i disassembled the freewheel it wasn't has hard has people make it out to be so i decided to share how to disassemble and clean your freewheel (this old model only)

(I'm not responsible for how you use this information or any harm that you get while doing this)

What You Need

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You will need :
Wheel
Assorted rags
Cleaning pad
Something to open the wheel (i use an old philips screwdriver)
A tray (very important)

Opening the Freewheel

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When opening the freewheel be careful and do it slowly if needed use a hammer to tap the srewdriver GENTLY til it starts moving and after that take it on top of your tray (very important)

Clean the Bearings

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Carefully take the casing of the freewheel out and let the bearings drop in the tray 
Take the rest of them and put them in the tray for cleaning ( to clean them i put them inside the rag and scrubbed them clean)

Disassemble the Freewhel

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so i took the rest of the freewheel apart and cleaned everything 

Clean the Body of the Freewheel

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Just use your pad and scrub everything really nice till it's clean

Reassembling

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Start reassembling everything in the inverse order you disassembled

Reassembling the Bearings

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Put the grease in the lower place for the bearings and start ''glueing'' the little balls there (keep a little bit of grease in your fingertip and use it to put the bearings in place)

Reassembling the Cassete to the Wheel

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with the metal pieces in the right position slowly insert the cassette while rotating it counter clockwise till it gets in place

Rest of the Bearings and Close

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Once again grease everything and add the balls 
put the cover slowly once again and tap it lightly till it feels firm again and tada you got a clean freewheel again :D

Hope someone finds this usefull !!!!
Please give me your opinion on the instructable has it's my first one
If you can't understand something or would like better clarification please tell me and i will try to explain