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Hello sir. Hope you are doing good. My dad bought me a bicycle when I was 12 and I loved it. I had a great time riding it. As time passed, my interest grew in different automobiles and eventually my bicycle grew old and at one point it became trash. I am 36 now and one day I found my bike collecting dust and in really bad shape. the Good time I had with my bike just flashed in front of me. thought of restoring it. I was not able to find a good mechanic around. when searched on youtube, I found your videos which helped me to restore my bicycle to the best condition. Sir, I want to thank you wholeheartedly for helping me restore my bicycle and showing me a healthy way of life. God bless you.

Hi @RKTheBikeGuy, I've looked through dozens of videos on this process and yours is by far the most informative and so well put together. I know this was posted 8 years ago and I'm not sure you will even see this but just in case you do, I wanted to thank you. This video saved the bike restoration project with my daughter!

Thank you, I tightened my sons friends bike chain and the freewheel seized, this video saved my ass

Great information. I have a vintage Suntour freewheel/hub that has the inner ring on the opposite side! I had no choice but to get the whole freewheel off first. Thanks for the well made videos.

Your instruction is clear, concise and without the rambling talk which some other videos have. You are top notch. Thank you for sharing.

Best explanation for the job I’ve seen all day!! I’m gonna go try it now

Thanks RJ. I'm a huge singlespeed and fixie guy. Appreciate this video. One of my favorites. I will use this one at some time.

This worked perfectly for me and now I have a spare 18t SS freewheel lying in my toolbox. Thanks RJ the Bike Guy!

Good to know! I had to replace the freewheel on a trike when bike shops were either too busy or didn't want to do it. I needed to remove the adapter to reuse it because the freewheel was totally shot. It was a friend's trike, and I believe it had seen a lot of rain. I had to cut through the cog with an angle grinder and then torch the center part so I could unscrew it from the threaded adapter. I tried to punch the outer ring loose, but didn't know it was a left hand thread, not that it mattered in this case because it was trash. When I finally cut it open, out fell dozens of tiny, rusted ball bearings. I appreciate learning from your video.

Thanks for showing the mechanism and interconnecting pieces. Very helpful

I dont really have a question. because you explain everything very well, but i would like to say that your videos are very informative, it is always easier for me to fix bicycles if i know what the parts look like on the inside and what to look out for. your videos does exactly that, every time i watch your videos im like "Thats looks like something i can do". Thanks for all the help :)

Brilliant Video, Clear and concise and very helpful. Thank you

Thank you. I’m fixing up and old bmx for my son and this saved me a ton of head scratching! Awesome!

Thanks for uploading this. I have a pile of ACS and Shimano and Dicta freewheels and I'm stripping, cleaning and regreasing each one.

i had a big problems with biking because of the dirt in the freewheel, and you helped me solving it. thank you so much ! keep it up btw

Love your videos.... Glad to see "India" on the part! Hopefully one day I see highend bike parts coming out of my country! Btw I'm a huge diy guy too. As I love servicing parts! Also the lack of a lot of rare stuff encourages me to do whatever best I can do salvage things. Been thinking of posting videos too! Your videos are very encouraging!

"now, I'm going to use a pair of tweezers..." You sir, are a patient man. This is about the time I just order a new one. #iknowmylimits

Exactly what I was looking for. Great video as always!

Rebuilding a Huffy Cranbrook for a friend, next a Schwinn Hollywood already sold. Video comes just in time. thanks once again T.J for a great lesson.

I have Shimano, Sturmey Archer and a couple other brand single speed freewheels and they all came new with zero grease inside. I added a little grease to the races into some just because the sound of the dry balls rolling inside was annoying. One thing I think you didn't mention (or I missed it) is that it is important to keep the grease away from the ratchets because it may cause them to get stuck pressed in at cold temperatures.

7 year old but still great info. Its definitely a big challenge for a at home fixer my big issue is spokes but now i have freewheel knowledge. Thanks rj.

RJ the G.O.A.T. Thank you so much. You have helped me tremendously, great video.

Great video! Just fixed my freewheel today. Thanks!

Excellent video and I’ve done this many times now based on these instructions.

A very thorough and detailed video! Thanks!

Thanks, I'm going to use your instruction video to overhaul my bmx freewheel (which runs free both ways occasionally)

Thanks for your useful video. I'm surprised that you don't put grease when installing the new ball bearings but only oil.

Excellent video. Thank you.

I am 14 and like to work on bikes and this really helped... thanks

Excellent video. Detail and every detail is important. Thank you.

I really enjoy this mans videos. They are really informitave and makes things easy to understand. BikemanforU is more being silly and trying to sell sell sell

Great videos. Very well done. I like the detail you go into.

Thanks for the tutorial, it was very helpful.

Awesome video, just what I needed. Thank you!!

Thanks thanks thanks, for all the knowledge you share with the community! Greetings from Uruguay ;-)

i will try this. thanks for the help

Another great video RJ. Top work.

Surprising how small these pulls are, there's a lot of tension on those tiny parts!

Thanks, this was helpful in understanding how a bicycle rear sprocket works and gave me a little more vocabulary. "Single speed free wheel"

I love clear explanations! Thanx

This really helped me out. Thanks!

its very educational video!now i;m very confidence to fix my BMX , THNK mr.RJ.

Thanks for sharing your video, I'm a automotive mechanic and I've always kicked around with bikes but not in depth of course until my grandson asks me to fix his freewheel.... hhmmm...really?? Lol.. Watched your video and wow.... Your amazing... Bet I can do it now...Thanks for your time in making my grandsons ride time much more enjoyable.

Very use full bro. Thanks for the video....

this is the best video ever !! you helped us a lot, many thanks

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

This is nice video, thanks!

I think your help was awesome, I couldn't figure out where all thise barings came from

Yep, seeing how that works with only 2 pawls and all that slack before engaging is making the White Industries freewheel look like money well spent. Sealed bearings is the way to go for sure. I would buy the Profile freewheel if I could buy a replacement cog at some point. Not willing to spend that much money unless Profile sold every part needed to rebuild it. 1991 Redline with 185mm single pinch flight cranks and GT Mohawk Hubs. Tired of sketchy freewheel noise. Thanks for the video. Very informative. 👍

Beautifully explained, so useful! I got subscribed also! Thanks for the good work and keep it up!

Thanks for this!

Now the power is in your hands! You'll be surprised how many freewheels have no grease in them even from new, yes ACS, I'm looking at you! But I do like ACS freewheels with the Claws' double pawl sets and the Crossfires' triple pawls so ill be fair, strip and grease one and it'll last a lot longer.

Thank you so much for this tutorial, I needed to replace a spokes and didn't have all the proper tools, ended up disassembling *nearly* the entire freewheel -- still no spokes 😅 -- at least now I know I didn't ruin my bike!

Well done and thanks

Great video. As you have stripped it down would you recommend swapping for new ball bearings (perhaps ceramic ones) to help for longevity. Also lube/grease can you advise what you would recommend I have heard using sewing machine oil

I believe it is Zen I feel while watching this dude work.

i realy enjoy this vedio because i learn something

Very cool...thank you

Very good easy to follow

Super helpfull thank you so much!!

Super informative!

Great video!! Thks for share. Kind regards!!

i just got a 60's olympia single speed bike.Now i know what to do.Cranks were hell to remove.

Thank you some that just gets to the fucken point and actually shows you how to do it this did my due em head in for like 2 weeks mine is covered in grees so I didn’t even see the dimple

Cool video

hey! thank you very much , your video is great, I had a huge gap in my cube and did not know how to solve looked for videos of hills but only convinced me !! I just like ... and it was great !! Thank you so much #portugal

Señor lo amo, gracias

Nice explained.

Im from Indonesian..nice tutorial how to repair singel freewheel bicycle..i have workshop bicycle too...good job..

Hello, and thanks! But can you reverse the springs and pawls, or are the posts different sizes?

very good job

Nice video

cam to figure out if i could remove the paws and use one of Theas as a Idler pully on a recumbent trike build and looks like it will work

Nice video, very helpful (Y)

Good job.

good job👍🚲

Thanks, I didn't know this is so easily serviceable. How would I know when to rebuild it? Will the sprocket show some play?

I'm glad I upgraded to a White Industries Freewheel, sealed bearing. I have a hard enough time with loose bearings with headsets and bottom brackets.

thanx your very helpful

Excellent! I ordered the fr-3 on accident as it looks really similar to the fr-6, buyer beware! Fr-6 is on its way to my house!

good job

Thank you

Buen trabajo aunque hablo español entende ese video pues tú manos me hablaron Gracias muchas👍👍👍👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟👍👍👍👍

1st thanks for your efforts of making such a great videos. Now my question: can I make a freewheel run in opposite direction ? I saw how the Lil clip make the other part get lock on the gear ring, but I saw where the ball bearings were too, so I'm not sure if I could flip it without damaging the mechanism. I'm trying to do a homemade motor bike, and if I do that I may be able to run different gears on it. Thanks in advance for t g e help.

so good

Thank you so so so so much❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Buenísimo!!!

thank you for lifehack with the nut!

Good video

Thanx!

Hi RJ, can you please answer this: 1. How do you decide between just cleaning and reusing the old bearings, and replacing them with new ones? When should you do either?

thank u so much ☺☺☺☺

Perhaps a silly question RJ: Could a single speed cog fit on a multi-speed freewheel body? I ask because i had rednecked a thing using a spare freewheel where it only had one cog on it and i'd fashioned spacers to keep it in proper line. Was considering if putting a proper single speed cog would be of any improvement since the teeth don't have narrow-wide profile and it isn't intended to shift.

help my freewheel cracks everytime spin it. not as normal crack but it behaves strangely like something is stuck in there. is it time to buy a new one? Thanks :)

Kiya bat re naatiya very good

Hi there, what is the audible (or other) indication that a single speed freewheel is close to failing. I am hoping to understand any warning signs I need to be aware of so I don't experience failures on my commute, ideally would replace before that happens. thanks

Good video, once again. How do you decide between oil and grease on various applications?

Thanks

thank you for the video, very interesting, I wanted to ask you why you use oil and not your regular grease? can one use grease on this systems? greetings from Colombia