Rad Power Bikes Issue: Proprietary Freewheel Removal Tool Needed

Our eBike mechanics walk you thru the issue and the proprietary freewheel removal tool you will need to work on your Rad Power Bike. Subscribe here to view more: [https://www.youtube.com/c/TowerEBikes...]

On hub driven Rad Power ebikes, it can be nearly impossible to remove the freewheel off of the rear wheel if it ever needs to be swapped out. There are teeth inside of the freewheel that a tool grabs onto to take it off, similar to most regular freewheels or cassettes. However, the motor cable end is too big, so the hardware for the wheel cannot slide off, and a usual freewheel tool cannot slide over these to remove the freewheel.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Freewheel removal issue on Rad Power Bikes
0:45 Issue with standard freewheel tool
1:17 Is there a proprietary freewheel removal tool available?
1:40 Tower eBike Shop workaround
2:45 Encountered a bearing issue
3:30 Damaging the seal is the only option
4:00 Finally, we got the freewheel removed
5:50 Our workaround process, but not ideal for the seal
7:30 Final reinstall of the freewheel

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Luckily, after we filmed this video and struggled thru our own attempt at a workaround, we discovered our friends over at Bolton Electric Bikes have developed a proprietary freewheel removal tool that has a large enough opening to slide over the motor cable and hardware on this electric bike’s hub motor, so you can take off the Rad Power freewheel yourself. Check it out here: [https://boltonebikes.com/collections/...]

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