Hi.... doing a favour for a friend, he has an oldish Raleigh mountain bike he hasn't used for ages (Raleigh Max), is thinking of commuting on it, I said I'd fix it up for him as he's done me a few favours lately.
First thing I saw when I looked at it - the chain is too far gone to save, it's rusted to bits, so probably needs a chain and cassette. Problem being - it's 15 speed, 5 gears at the back - that's an older style screw on job, right?
What tools do I need to remove that? Can anyone recommend cheap replacements I can buy online?
Try SJS for parts. I saw a 5 speed 14-28 on their site recently. They'll almost certainly have the tools as well.
Nice one
Found this, amongst others - are they a fairly standard fit, or are there differning standards for the fitting?:
The tool mentioned (Park FR-1) looks like an ordinary cassette tool - is it the same?
Oh - one more dumb question - what size chain do I need?
I'm not sure on the tools but if you email sjs I've always found them very helpful and they'll be able to tell you what tools you'll need and recommend a chain.
the freewheel tool looks just like a shimano/sram cassette tool until you put them next to each other, the freewheel one is slightly smaller.
Cool. Might be borrowing from a local shop then, cheers. all.
The FR-1 tool isn't the same as a cassette tool - the splines are differently spaced. You can't interchange them.
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Take a look at the brand of freewheel (not a cassette just in case it confuses anyone) They all look alike, but can be quite different. I've got Shimano and a Suntour one.
Might be worth getting the LBS to do it as it's a one off.
I've got a Mailard one to remove, and no tool.
