There were J.Moynes freewheels that took a very odd type of remover. The back (spoke side) of the freewheel body, both inner and outer, had a pair of square bottom grooves (dados?) that were diametrically opposed. The freewheel remover was a pair of metal clips that slid over the largest cog and engaged those groves. You had to turn the outer body until the inner and outer grooves came into alignment before you could slide the tools into the proper position. Once the tools were engaged you had effectively made the freewheel into a "fixed wheel" by locking the outer body to the inner body. Now you could use a chain whip to remove the freewheel by turning it backwards like a track cog.
In actual practice it didn't work that great. The little clips would get gnawed up by the heavy shearing action. You only got a few uses out of them before they stopped functioning as intended and just popped off when you applied torque with the chain whip.
The shop I worked at when I started racing in the early 70's had a drawer full of NOS J.Moyne freewheels, extra cogs and a bag of the special pins. They were out of style by then. They weren't even gold! So the owner told me that I could help myself. Being a thrifty lad I used those freewheels for many years. I think that I might still have a couple of those pins in the bottom of my tool box. So Marty; if that is the style J.Moyne freewheel that you have let me know.
Jamie Swan Centerport Cycles Inc. Northport, New York, USA http://www.centerportcycles.com (mapped) http://www.limws.org http://www.liatca.org http://www.cabinfeverauctions.com
On Feb 15, 2008, at 8:33 PM, Martin Walsh wrote:
> Hi CR listees,
> I have two freewheels that I'm having difficulty removing....one is a
> REGINA EXTRA and the second was found on my 1958 HELYETT SPECIALE and
> the freewheel appears to have a script name J MOYNES.
> All I can read on the freewheel of the old 1958 HELYETT SPECIALE is
> J.MOYNES or something to that effect.
> I have about twenty freewheel remover tools and none come close.
> Any ideas or suggestions of what I need or who to check with in the
> Washington DC area ?
> I guess I may have to make a run by MEL PINTO IMPORTS since he
> originally sold the bicycle when he first opened up for business in
> 1958.
> Believe it or not,he (Mel Pinto) new the color of the bicycle and the
> model year,of my HELYETT SPECIALE when I asked him about it,a month
> ago!
> Pretty good memory for a fifty year old bicycle that the man sold over
> fifty years ago!!!
> I'm glad I started early on getting this HELYETT SPECIALE project
> underway, well before CIRQUE 2008!
> I plan to show this in it's all original splendor in Wayne's new time
> frame for the Cirque Concourse.
> It will be fully rideable also by the time of Cirque 2008!
> Thanks for any help or leads!
> Yours truly,
> Marty Walsh in VIENNA,VIRGINIA, U.S.A.