Freewheel Removal

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I am struggling with removing my freewheel in order to get at replacing some broken spokes on my rear wheel, but it won't budge. This is the first time I'm attempting this procedure so I don't know how hard is too hard. I heard it can be pretty tight, should I just yank away at it, or can I really damage something if it wont release?

Originally posted by franklen
I am struggling with removing my freewheel in order to get at replacing some broken spokes on my rear wheel, but it won't budge. This is the first time I'm attempting this procedure so I don't know how hard is too hard. I heard it can be pretty tight, should I just yank away at it, or can I really damage something if it wont release?

Try looking at this!

http://rideitbent.net/pdf/barnetts_ch25.pdf