KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: BigKX on February 15, 2005, 07:23:13 AM

Title: Stuck chain adjuster
Post by: BigKX on February 15, 2005, 07:23:13 AM

The previous owner of my KX500 neglected to put anti-sieze on the chain
adjuster bolts.  Needless to say, one of them snapped as I was trying to take it out.  How do I get that sucker the rest of the way out?

Title: Stuck chain adjuster
Post by: Timbowe on February 15, 2005, 07:28:20 PM

Try screwing out the rear brake line holder on the swing arm and fill it up with wd 40. Screw extractors? Little heat as well? Getting a drill close will be the problem unless  you have flexy extension thing. :x

Title: Stuck chain adjuster
Post by: jdv500 on February 16, 2005, 06:41:15 AM

to big,
you snapped the head off the bolt right, and the jamnut is loose.? all you have now is a portion of threads showing.? well it's trashed now anyway, i hate to say it but, grab the threads directly with the jaws of visegrips or channelocks back it out this way, replace the adj bolt with a similar length replacement, metric of course.
** the ez-out bit will work too, provided you can get a straight hole drilled to turn the extractor. don't let that kinda thing slow you, jdv500