I've got 2 new sprockets, rear and front. Here is a pic first:
I can't for the life of me remove that big nut holding the front sprocket in. I've had someone stand on the back brake so the bike doesn't move but i can't get the nut to budge. I'm using a big adjustable spanner, am i doing something wrong?
would uses a lump hammer and a spanner that fits the nut to crack it off eith the back brake on, no mention in the manual of which way round the thread is cut though. for refitting haynes says 43 ft/lb if you trust it
Are the front sprockets normally quite difficult to remove then. No reason why it should be a reverse thread i'm thinking hmmmm
Any ideas what those little bits of metal sticking out are at the top of the nut, they look like ears. There is also one at the bottom but can't be seen in the pic. Haynes manual doesn't give away much.
Cheers mate I bent the tabs back flat but the little bugger still wont budge, I'm still only using this large adjustable spanner which is all i've got at the moment lol. Someone suggested to me today a windy gun would do the trick, I don't have one of those either but there is a guy down the road from me who has his own service and repair workshop - gonna try him tomorrow.
Damn after picking up the sprockets I thought I would have them all changed over in half an hour at the weekend.
Cheers mate I bent the tabs back flat but the little bugger still wont budge, I'm still only using this large adjustable spanner which is all i've got at the moment lol. Someone suggested to me today a windy gun would do the trick, I don't have one of those either but there is a guy down the road from me who has his own service and repair workshop - gonna try him tomorrow.
Damn after picking up the sprockets I thought I would have them all changed over in half an hour at the weekend.
I think thats your problem lol, use a correct size socket with an extension bar on your ratchet, if you still can't get it off go and see the guy with the 'windy gun'
If you do have trouble getting it off take it to an engineering place. Couldn't get a bolt off my engine once, gave up and took it down the road and he had it off in literely 30 secs lol.
