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RL-20II Guy
Is it possible to somehow change or modify the guts of a coasterbrake Skyway Mag to make it freewheel?

Kind of a freecoaster type setup?

Stephen
RL-20II Guy
Lewis
Alans has the JB converter... to freewheel.
I have removed the whole coaster set up and put in the alloy flange freewheel this is a big job ,not just a case of drilling the rivet heads off and the steel flange dropping off , both flanges are also pressed together and a series of well aligned cuts need to be made through the flange (not sprocket side) towards the hub enabiling the flange to loose its grip on a fine spline. more detail if anyone wants to know.

Lew.
atc250r
Yes, more detail please. Maybe some pics?

Thanks.

John
Lewis
Ok....... shtick around......I'll be buck.

Lew.
mr coasterbrake
what is all this crazy talk about desecrating coasterbrakes ?!?!
Lewis
instead of tossing out a good tuff with a shot coaster centre ....well...... you rip it out. I will get some pics together.
80's rom bloke uk
i've been after a coaster hub kit for my tuffs for ages, and all you guys seem to do on here is take em off and go to freewheel...your'e all mental...send em to me,...lol
cmlaigaie
I have a nos in the bag skyway freewheel hub, complete, everthing you need to "REPLACE" the entire hub, coaster or freewheel doesnt matter. email me.
Jay28776
I have in the past removed all the brakepads from inside the coasterbrake and put it all back together which has worked pretty well,but you still have the coaster arm which needs to be secured.In rims with coasterbrake there are normally two brakepads and with skyways there are four.

email if any probs
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