markyp wrote:tried oil through the freewheel....no change.....still two clicks per revolution.
if this is caused by free play in the bearings (as suggested), chancing the lube might have an effect but the only real cure is to re-shim the freewheel so that the bearings are set right. This is usually more tedious than complicated or difficult to do.
markyp wrote:tried oil through the freewheel....no change.....still two clicks per revolution.
if this is caused by free play in the bearings (as suggested), chancing the lube might have an effect but the only real cure is to re-shim the freewheel so that the bearings are set right. This is usually more tedious than complicated or difficult to do.
cheers
Shouldn't have to do this on a new freewheel?.......will return.
BTW I did a little more interweb trawling and it seems that (in the US) Harris cyclery have been a bit more upfront with their customers when IRD freewheels have failed. They have blamed some failed freewheels as being from a batch in which the pawl spring was somehow distorted when it was installed in the factory, which then caused the pawls to stop working in service. I have seen a similar fault in many SS freewheels; if the spring comes dislodged it can either freewheel in both directions or jam the freewheel solid, on a pot luck basis....
BTW I did a little more interweb trawling and it seems that (in the US) Harris cyclery have been a bit more upfront with their customers when IRD freewheels have failed. They have blamed some failed freewheels as being from a batch in which the pawl spring was somehow distorted when it was installed in the factory, which then caused the pawls to stop working in service. I have seen a similar fault in many SS freewheels; if the spring comes dislodged it can either freewheel in both directions or jam the freewheel solid, on a pot luck basis....
BTW I did a little more interweb trawling and it seems that (in the US) Harris cyclery have been a bit more upfront with their customers when IRD freewheels have failed. They have blamed some failed freewheels as being from a batch in which the pawl spring was somehow distorted when it was installed in the factory, which then caused the pawls to stop working in service. cheers
It looks like Harris don't sell them anymore. Has anyone here tried the IRD Classica freewheels? Sunrace seem to be much better value at a third of the price.
Jezrant wrote:Has anyone here tried the IRD Classica freewheels?
I bought a 6 speed from SJS about 18 months ago. It seems ok but this is on a very seldom used vintage machine so has probably been used for only 250 miles in that time. However --- I had to return the first one I got because it would not thread onto the hub, and the hub being just about irreplaceable I wasn't going to force it too much. The second one SJS sent me was definitely tight but at least it went on. Note, I did try the freewheels on other hubs and the issue was definitely in the freewheel.
Jezrant wrote:Has anyone here tried the IRD Classica freewheels?
I bought a 6 speed from SJS about 18 months ago. It seems ok but this is on a very seldom used vintage machine so has probably been used for only 250 miles in that time. However --- I had to return the first one I got because it would not thread onto the hub, and the hub being just about irreplaceable I wasn't going to force it too much. The second one SJS sent me was definitely tight but at least it went on. Note, I did try the freewheels on other hubs and the issue was definitely in the freewheel.
Tatanab, were they the previous ones that have since been replaced by the "Classica" version? Probably too late to check now, but the old version had "M3" stamped on the back. There was also supposedly a revised fourth version that still had the "M3" stamped on the back.
Jezrant wrote:Tatanab, were they the previous ones that have since been replaced by the "Classica" version? Probably too late to check now, but the old version had "M3" stamped on the back. There was also supposedly a revised fourth version that still had the "M3" stamped on the back.
I can see no marks on the back of the freewheel body. Of course I can only see the rotating part not the fixed part which would contain the thread. The only problems I have read about are to do with pawls/pawl springs, I've seen nothing about problems with the screw thread.
Jezrant wrote:Tatanab, were they the previous ones that have since been replaced by the "Classica" version? Probably too late to check now, but the old version had "M3" stamped on the back. There was also supposedly a revised fourth version that still had the "M3" stamped on the back.
I can see no marks on the back of the freewheel body. Of course I can only see the rotating part not the fixed part which would contain the thread. The only problems I have read about are to do with pawls/pawl springs, I've seen nothing about problems with the screw thread.
Not sure when the Classica freewheels first appeared in the UK, but it wasn't long ago. The "M3" may not be visible if the freewheel is threaded onto the hub; it could be hidden by the flange.
Edit: silly me, should have checked before posting. That's an old Record hub btw.
Jezrant wrote: Has anyone here tried the IRD Classica freewheels? Sunrace seem to be much better value at a third of the price.
can't comment on the IRD but the Sun Race freewheels are alright for the money. They do need the bearings adjusting adjusting even when they are new though.
That's an old Record hub btw.