How can I remove this freewheel

[Trickedem]

Can anyone help me identify this casette /freewheel. It is 7 speed
I'm assuming I will need a special tool to remove this.
Are replacements readily available?
Any help would be appreciated

 

[mickle]

Shi**no freewheel remover TL-FW30 or equivalent. Plus a vice or v. long spanner.

 

[jay clock]

Shi**no freewheel remover TL-FW30 or equivalent. Plus a vice or v. long spanner.

happy to be corrected but it doesn't look like TLFW30 will fit that? I cannot see the slots for it to go in. Looks like that larger lock ring needs loosening?

 

[Trickedem]

happy to be corrected but it doesn't look like TLFW30 will fit that? I cannot see the slots for it to go in. Looks like that larger lock ring needs loosening?

There is definitely a lock ring with 5 notches on it. The inside of this is smooth, so a normal Shimano tool doesn't fit.
I may have to revert to an old screwdriver and a mallet!

 

[mickle]

We'd be able to see the splines in the block if the wheel nut wasn't in the way.

The ring we can see keeps the sprockets on the freewheel. Removing it won't get us any closer to the block.

Isn't 'block' a great word? Shame we don't get to use it very often these days.

 

[Trickedem]

We'd be able to see the splines in the block if the wheel nut wasn't in the way.

The ring we can see keeps the sprockets on the freewheel. Removing it won't get us any closer to the block.

Isn't 'block' a great word? Shame we don't get to use it very often these days.

Thanks Mickle I've had a closer look and cab see the splines on the inside. I will see if I can get it off at the weekend.

 

[midlife]

I guess it's a freewheel like this one

 

[Smokin Joe]

Isn't 'block' a great word? Shame we don't get to use it very often these days.

Damn right. A cassette is one of those things that gets jammed in your Hi Fi, it has no place on a bike.

 

[chriscross1966]

Some (especially 7-speed) screw-ons use the Shimano pattern splines but require a deeper tool to reach than others. Certainly true of the DNP Epoch ones

 

[jay clock]

More importantly to the OP, are you going to clean it?

 

[mickle]

Some (especially 7-speed) screw-ons use the Shimano pattern splines but require a deeper tool to reach than others. Certainly true of the DNP Epoch ones

A freewheel remover is a pretty standard length. Are you thinking of a cassette lock ring remover which has the same number and shape splines but very much shorter ?

 

[chriscross1966]

A freewheel remover is a pretty standard length. Are you thinking of a cassette lock ring remover which has the same number and shape splines but very much shorter ?

No... ive got a freewheel remover that fits every splined freewheel it has been at, but the Epoch is recessed a bit deeper and needs a longer tool. The Shimano one does indeed fit a lot of cassettes, but the lockring only tools aren't as deep as the dual purpose ones and most dual purpose ones aren't long enough for the Epoch.

 

[mickle]

No... ive got a freewheel remover that fits every splined freewheel it has been at, but the Epoch is recessed a bit deeper and needs a longer tool. The Shimano one does indeed fit a lot of cassettes, but the lockring only tools aren't as deep as the dual purpose ones and most dual purpose ones aren't long enough for the Epoch.

Thank you, I learned something.