Just lace up the one flange, bending and straightening the spokes as necessary.
Joe
At 08:06 PM 6/19/01 -0500, THOMAS ADAMS wrote:
>Received the latest collectible for my hoard, a pair of Campy Record High
flange hubs with a Sachs freewheel attached. I told the seller to go ahead
and cut the tubie rims off and send the hubs to me. I crooned and polished
them for about 20 blissful minutes, when I had a horrid thought. How do I
lace these up when the freewheel is still attached? Rutabaga!
>
>Hopes that the freewheel was just hand screwed on were quickly dashed.
Neither my hand nor a pin wrench on the off side flange holes gave enough
leverage to break the freewheel loose. The big cog is a 26, and 5 minutes
trying to lace a spoke on the drive side makes it seem certain that there's
no way to lace the wheel up with the freewheel attached.
>
>So two points for the list.
>
>First: Important tip: Never cut the spokes until AFTER removing the
freewheel on a rear hub.
>
>Second: How do I save this hub? Do I dare clamp the off side flange in a
padded vise and have at it? That scares me to death. The hubs are in
beautiful shape, and I don't want to damage them. Any assistance deeply
appreciated, and will earn the hero who saves the day a draft beer at the
Parkville MO brew pub.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Tom Adams in Kansas City