parts upgrade

zachary00 said:

I recenctly bought a schwinn world voyager at a pawn shop for $50. I guess you get what you pay for, but its enough for me. The rear gears are shredded and I can't get them off to replace them. How do they come off? Also, I would like to upgrade it from the 10 speeds to something higher. How high should I go and what is the best way to get to those gears.

It's probably an "old style" threaded freewheel. If so, there's a special tool that you need called a freewheel "extractor". It interfaces with internal splines in the freewheel and then you can remove it by turning the extractor with a wrench. Problem is there are various extractors for various makes of freewheels. Your best bet? Take it into a local shop where they'll be able to identify it and have the tools required to remove it. It won't cost much. Or you could try a Sawzall...

I wouldn't bother spending the dough to upgrade it. Too much involved.

meehs said:

It's probably an "old style" threaded freewheel. If so, there's a special tool that you need called a freewheel "extractor". It interfaces with internal splines in the freewheel and then you can remove it by turning the extractor with a wrench. Problem is there are various extractors for various makes of freewheels. Your best bet? Take it into a local shop where they'll be able to identify it and have the tools required to remove it. It won't cost much. Or you could try a Sawzall...

I wouldn't bother spending the dough to upgrade it. Too much involved.

He could probably get away with a 7 speed freelwheel,with little other cost or effort.

boudreaux said:

He could probably get away with a 7 speed freelwheel,with little other cost or effort.

Listen to boudreaux. He knows a lot more about this stuff than I do.