Re: [CR] Phil Wood freewheel tool clarification

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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:04:51 -0600
To: neil m berg <neilmberg@gmail.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
In-Reply-To: <d551afc1001271241u83bee7cy8a56c12887854a6a@mail.gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR] Phil Wood freewheel tool clarification


At 1/27/2010 02:41 PM -0600, neil m berg wrote:
>I may have not been clear with my earlier post. I just a freewheel removal
>tool that will work with a Regina freewheel on the old Phil Wood hubs. For
>instance a Park Tool will not go on far enough to engage the grooves in the
>inside of the freewheel because the inside of the tool is slightly tapered.
>Phil Wood used to make them. They have advised me that no other tool will
>fit. They long ago discontinued it and have been looking through old stock
>for a month with no luck.

Gunnar, If the Park tool can be fitted into a 3 jaw chuck we could try boring it out on my lathe. If my lathe won't do the job we could head up to my machinist's place. Where BTW you can usually see an assortment of pre-pneumatic antique bikes.

Mark Stonich;
     BikeSmith Design & Fabrication
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