My freecoaster is awesome.
Having had a Taska, 2 Nankai's, a Geisha, a Reverse and a modified Federal coaster in the last five years it's great to finally have a freecoaster that isn't massively disappointing.



When you pedal forward, the Driver (17) pushes the 4 Clutch Drive Bearings (16) up the machined ramps in the Clutch (15). The Clutch (15) is forced against the drive ring installed in the hub shell (not pictured). When under pedaling load, the drive torque is transferred directly through the Driver/Clutch Drive Bearings/Clutch straight to the drive ring/hub – note that the Clutch Pawls (12) and Clutch Pawl Springs (13) enclosed in the Clutch Spring Retainer (14) (e.g. the cassette mechanism) is isolated from any load.
When you stop pedaling, the Clutch Spring (9) pushes the Clutch (15) off the drive ring, allowing you to coast (backward or forwards).
When you back pedal, the Driver (17) and Clutch (15) rotate backwards together, but the Clutch Pawls (12) allow the Clutch Spring Retainer (14) to remain stationary on the Clutch Spring (9). This means there is no spring binding, reducing wear on the spring.
I hope this makes sense?