Park Tool Freewheel Remover: Sun Tour 2 Notch

Replacing a worn freewheel and chain on my wife's 1974 Raleigh Pro... I dare say the Maeda (Suntour) freewheel she had on there NEVER had been removed. To say it was tight is an understatement. Best way to use this Park tool is to clamp the tool itself in a vise and use the wheel to unscrew. Necessary downward force to keep the tool firmly engaged while turning the wheel can be applied in this way.After superhuman effort - literally body-hugging the wheel and fearing I'd strip out or break the prongs on the tool, the freewheel finally popped loose. Using penetrating oil and giving it plenty of time to work was a must! Also, with the Park tool out of the vise and engaged in the freewheel, a few sharp raps with a hammer directly on the tool could help, but do it as a last resort. (This will not harm your bearings, cones, or races.) Use anti-seize or grease on the thread and mating shoulders with your freewheel replacement.It's likely I'll never need this tool again, but if you need it, get it. (Custom ground needle-nose pliers and a large crescent wrench didn't work for me either)

I was a frame builder and bike shop manager/mechanic in the early 80's and was recently restoring the first bike I built from one of my frames - mine. Not having needed a Suntour freewheel tool in a "while", I couldn't find my 20 year old Suntour 2- notch tool. Did I say 20 years? Geesh time flies. I should have said nearly 40 years (circa 1982) - same as the bike and frame set. So I had no choice but to buy a new one. Most of my tools acquired in the past 20 years or so are Park (or Campy) so I didn't hesitate to buy this one as I expect it will last as long as my heavily used, back in the day, original removal tool. Well, not long after this tool arrived and I used it on my resto project that I found a box tucked away in my home shop with a few tools and bike parts, including not one but two Suntour freewheel removal tools. Too late to return it, plus I had used it and didn't feel right about sending it back, so now I have three. I am set to work on Suntour freewheels for a long time. However, the point of the story is in comparing the new Park tool to my old tools, I can say the Park tool is every bit as well made, nicely finished, similar weight and overall usability and sturdiness to the old tools made "back in the day". It's not made of cheap pot metal or poorly machined, etc. It's a perfectly good professional bike shop quality tool. If you need one and are SURE you don't have an old one lying around somewhere, I would not hesitate to recommend getting this Park tool

The Sun Tour 2 notch freewheels are notoriously difficult to remove. It's not this tool's fault, it's the design of the freewheel notches: If the freewheel has been on for a long time, and/or if someone has used a lot of muscle pedaling, just two small notches doesn't give you enough for a tool--any tool--to grab. I used a long adjustable wrench on the tool and pounded on it with a heavy hammer to no avail. The tool kept popping out of the freewheel.So here's the fix (which I learned from a bike repair site): run your axle bolt through the wheel and this tool, and *lightly* tighten the nut (without the cone) onto the tool, and the cone on the other end, to hold the tool in place while you pound. (You'll probably need to run the cone out some in order for the axle to be long enough.) Then you can pound without the tool popping out. BUT once the freewheel loosens, be sure to remove the axle, since you can't unscrew the freewheel more than a fraction of a turn with the axle in place--indeed, there should be a tiny amount of slop in the axle when you're pounding.Good luck! And yes, this is the right tool for the Sun Tour two notch freewheel. (Look on-line for videos to help choose the right freewheel or cassette remover.)

The tool fit my 25 year old mountain bike perfectly. I was able to rebuild it with a new axle. Works just like new now

Perfect fit. I really didn't think I'd be able to get my freewheel off without going to a bike shop, but I ordered this to give it a try. I'm glad I didn't bother with an off-brand. This fit beautifully. Held in place tightly with skewer. I had pre-lubed well with tri-flow. A good-sized adjustable wrench. Freewheel didn't budge. I knocked the handle of the wrench a few timed lightly with a sledge-hammer, then held the wheel with both hands while stepping on the handle of the wrench to apply pressure to turn. Popped right off. Not easy, but doable. Not a chance without a proper fitting tool.

It definitely appears to be a quality tool. Unfortunately, for my needs, it is not the correct tool. I needed a tool exactly like this one, but with "prongs" that are about 1/2 as wide as those on this tool.I am working on removing / cleaning / repairing or replacing, the free hub on a 2014 Trek 3500 Disc bicycle. Apparently there is yet another tool similar to this one, but NOT this one, just for this job.

Works great on a Suntour pefect freewheel from the early 80"s. Love this freewheel. They were well built.Held the tool in place with the axle nut and turned with a wrench (actually a park tool chain whip that comes with a 1" opening on butt of handle. Check it out, works great).Had zero difficulty with removing the freewheel. Once it came slightly loose, released the axle nut and the freewheel spun off nicely. Worth every penny.Took the opportunity to disassemble the freewheel and replace bearings. Wasn't really necessary as it turns out, but did it anyway.

This tool was as advertised and was exactly what I needed to remove the 5 speed cassette from my 1980 Schwinn Cruiser 5. Fast shipping too! Highly recommend this seller!