KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: sdkx500 on December 17, 2003, 01:19:47 PM

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: sdkx500 on December 17, 2003, 01:19:47 PM

Flywheel weight thread on regular or reverse....just broke my strap wrench trying to remove flywheel weight...arghhhhh

Thanks,

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: Paul on December 17, 2003, 01:21:05 PM

The flywheel weight has four set screws around it, have you loosened them first?

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: sdkx500 on December 17, 2003, 01:25:00 PM

yea... i did.  If i remember right they just unscrew a couple of turns correct?

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: Paul on December 17, 2003, 01:36:38 PM

Yeah, do you have the bar and bolts that came with the weight OR are you just using the strap wrench?

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: Paul on December 17, 2003, 01:37:40 PM

They thread on regular. i had to look at the one in my toolbox :lol:

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: sdkx500 on December 17, 2003, 01:45:39 PM

thanks for checking..... at least i was turning the right way when i broke the strap.  Any other ideas on how to hold the flywheel?

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: Paul on December 17, 2003, 02:07:00 PM

I pulled the plug out and fed 3/8" nylon rope into the cylinder (leave some sticking out ;) ) to fill the cylinder and stop the piston from moving. That made it easy to get that thing on and off.

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: sdkx500 on January 04, 2004, 04:19:48 AM

worked great Paul!  Thanks!

Title: taking off flywheel weight
Post by: kawdude on January 04, 2004, 10:23:00 AM

The rope thing is a great idea.  Thanks!