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[Closed] Is it possible to service a Shimano DX freewheel?

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Mine is a bit gritty, anyone know if it's possible to get at the internals?


 
Posted : 11/05/2010 4:27 pm
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It is possible to get into them with a pin spanner. I got mine apart once but won't bother again. So many tiny ball bearings and shaky hands is not the best combination.


 
Posted : 11/05/2010 4:32 pm
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I don't know which Shimano frewheel I have on my cruiser but I took it apart using a pin spanner like above. I didn't remove any bearings though, just sprayed it through with brake cleaner loads before putting a grease / oil mix back in and it's been fine. I'd do it in a contained space though as Mister P mentioned, the bearings are tiny.


 
Posted : 11/05/2010 4:42 pm
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Thanks for the advice, I'll have a look around for a pin spanner and start to tinker.


 
Posted : 11/05/2010 5:10 pm