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Product Details

In 2002 Doug White decided the world needed a better freewheel, so he made one.  Since then our freewheels have been the standard to measure everything else against; these are the best freewheels you can buy.  Beautiful, bomber, and rebuildable.

Specs

• Threads: 1.375” x 24TPI
• Standard Engagement freewheels have 3 pawls and 36 points of engagement
• High Engagement freewheels have 6 pawls and 72 points of engagement
• Pawls are heat treated S7 tool steel
• Driver made from heat treated 4130 steel
• Bearings are Enduro chromium steel bearing packed with a special Mobil XHP222 extra high pressure grease
• Lockring colors:
  • Silver, Black, Blue, Gold, Pink, Purple, Red
• Freewheel measurements for chainline calculations:
  • All freewheels are 18.4mm wide
  • On single freewheels (standard and discontinued Trials) center of teeth are 9mm from the inner base of the threads
  • On double freewheels inside teeth are 6.1mm from the inner base of the threads and the outside teeth are 11.8mm from the base. Teeth are 5.7mm apart center to center

Compatibility

• Works with hubs that have a 1.375” x 24TPI thread
• 16T single freewheels work with 3/32″ chains only, not with 1/8″ chains
  • 16T gears do not have enough room at the base for 1/8″ chains to sit all the way down on the teeth
• Double freewheels work with 3/32″ chains only, not with 1/8″ chains
  • 1/8 chains are too wide and may rub against the adjacent teeth
• 17T-22T single freewheels will work with 3/32″ or 1/8″ chains

Tools

• White Industries part #FWTOOLE  4-prong freewheel remover tool
  • Needed when removing our freewheels from our ENO ECC (eccentric) hubs
  • Works on our freewheel on standard axle hubs
  • Works on other freewheels with 4-prong tool interface
• Park FR-6 4-prong freewheel remover tool will work on our freewheels mounted on standard (non-eccentric) hubs
• Park SPA-2 (the red one) pin spanner needed to remove the freewheel lockring

Bearings

FAQ

• Can I swap my lockring for a different color?
  • Yes!  We now offer lockrings in all our ano colors (Silver, Black, Blue, Gold, Pink, Purple, Red).  Go here if you want to purchase those separately.

• Why can’t I run an ⅛” chain on the 16T freewheels or the Double freewheels? 
  • On 16T freewheels, the size of the driver and the bearings inside the gear limit how small we can make the diameter of the base of the gear.  You’ll notice a groove machined on the base next to the teeth which is needed to clear even a 3/32” chain.  For an ⅛” chain that groove would need to be a bit deeper to allow the chain to fully seat down on the teeth but we can’t make the groove deeper without sacrificing the strength of the gear.  Running an ⅛” chain will prematurely wear out the chain and gear.
  • On Double freewheels, a wider 1/8″ chain will rub against the adjacent teeth because of the limited space between the two sets of teeth.

• I’m a big/burly/fast rider.  Should I go with Standard Engagement or High Engagement?
  • Either will work fine.  Just a matter of how many points of engagement you want.
• Can I rebuild my White Industries freewheel?
  • You bet.  We sell the outer gears (they come with the bearing installed), bearings, pawls, springs, drivers, seals and lockrings if needed (did we leave anything out?).  Basically, we’ll sell you whatever parts you need to get your freewheel working again.
    • See Parts>Freewheel Parts

Support

• Freewheel Rebuild Instructions