freewheel removal

Hub Gears
Sturmey Archer TF 2-speed

Defeated by a free-wheel for the first time in my life!  The wretched thing just wouldn't turn no matter what I did!  The hub was made in 1933 and the free-wheel could well have been fitted at around that time.  It had to come off and I tried every trick that I knew (and I […]

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Hub Gears
Sturmey Archer TF

A very rare hub from 1933 has been sent to me for a strip down and clean. This particular hub has been fitted with a free-wheel (also made by Sturmey Archer) which is worn out so will have to be removed. The first job is to remove the freewheel. The safest and most time consuming […]

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