you did not "remove the freewheel". you disassembled it, but the base is still in there. grab with a pipe wrench to remove, unscrew counterclockwise. though that might be destructive, so do only when you want to throw it away anyways. and ... if you got it open already ... it had taken 5 seconds to actually clean the inside.
The best advice I can give for anyone disassembling, lightly loosen, then use less than 1 table spoon of expired Crisco so no one will complain about you using it , put the Crisco in the microwave for roughly 30-40 seconds and just pour it into the center of the freewheel or cassette while the axle shaft is still connected, wait about 2-3 hours then slowly disassemble. So all your free spinning ball bearings don't get lost and you will save a lot of time without a critical error and reduce the probability of losing them. The Crisco trick is best done on triple tree's so when you remove the front forks, your balls don't just fall out down into the frame of the bike, better to have them stick together. Safety eye protection recommend at all times in a shop. When WD4abourt-D too expensive, the Crisco trick also reduces the chances of thread splintering stress fractures, if the oxidized threads start breaking each other when turning, I found a mixture of hot vegetable oil and Crisco decreases the physical resistance unless a mechanical device is corroded into the wielded like stage, then nothing can save it. Some times waiting longer with preparation to save something is worth it, when working on old things.
I am curious about science of "exactly 47 ball bearings" in the lower ring. Precisely why should you lose your wheel if you install, say, 44 instead of 47 ball bearings? In addition to this, how can you "lose" the wheel which is tightened on a bike? You could only lose a cog (even that is less likely because you are tightening it with every crank of your foot). Normaly I would'nt ask but I have just opened my factory sealed Maillard Atom SGDG 5-speed freewheel and found less than 47 ball bearings in the lower ring. Care to elaborate?
Let’s say you had 5 bearings but you put three in there three bearings taking on the pressure of five bearings deforming the bearings because of the pressure.
Mine is similar says "Shimano UG VIA Product of Japan" on the lock ring. Only 40 balls at the bottom, 34 at the top its a 5-speed. Its about 50 years old.
I just watched this to refesh my mind..... i already did this but i forgot how i do it without spiling bearing balls..... i but so much gresee it dont have sound anymore
I tried this on my bike and my wheel kept on falling off when I drive I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!! I fell down a hill and broke my elbow because the lockring was not clockwise Please don’t stop believing the power of clockwise will fix all bikes Your number 1 fan Badildo Jenkins JR
It's that god awful electronic crap. It wouldn't be so bad, but they mix the music in the studio and then let their kid or some mindless schmuck turn the volume control up and down with the beat of the music. Back in the day, that would get your ass booted from one of my parties. Now it's something people pay big money to have done. I don't get it.
