Many thanks to all that offered advice and help. I was able to remove the
cluster, and I let it soak for 36 hours in the acetone-ATF mix. No good, no
movement. Sand blasted it with aluminum oxide, still no joy. Back to soaking
for 12 hours. Today I bring it to work and get it heated up to burn off any
rust. Then spray it down with Schaeffers Penetrol 90. Liberal soakings
finally get the liquid flowing through the ratcheting area of the cluster.
Then vise between boards and a punch to encourage it to move. Got decent
movement, so started to flush with more Penetrol. Tonight it goes in for a
24 hour bath in Marvel Mystery Oil, before getting installed back onto the
wheel.
Thank you again to all.
Brad
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 5:37 AM, Brad Fornal <tequila.brad@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to free a no longer made 5 speed cluster now...
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 12:11 AM, Lester <oldsaabguy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> In the 90's I had the freewheel go bad, then no longer made 5 speed
>> clusters so now it's a 6 gear narrow cluster. Used the thing to travel
>> through Germany, ended up with a 1:1 gear, slow but climbs hills well..
>>
>> Lester
>>
>> On Apr 13, 2009, at 8:59 PM, 72 Spridget wrote:
>>
>> hmm.. mine is only a '74 but not resto needed on it.. one owner since
>>>> new, Competition MK II
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not sure what year mine is. A friend had it in a pile of bikes and gave
>>> it to me. A few improvements since then... Brooks Pro saddle, Shimano pinkie
>>> shifters, better wheels, Ultra6, but still using the original pedals and
>>> Mafac Racer brakes.
>>>
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