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how do i remove this nut

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Woody223:
Yes I know, I made one out of a couple of the old plates that I took out of my bike when I was rebuilding it.

The Link was to show the "special tool" that someone thought I should be :oops: about mentioning. There is a pic in the .pdf that shows a tool, that looks as if it was made out of some clutch plates to show people that are not very mechanically inclined or inventive, what it looks like.

If I had a digital camera, I would have put a pic, in the pic gallery of a few that I have made but I do not have one. Also to say that I have nothing to be embarassed about by calling it a "special tool".

Woody223

teamgreen500:
I was impying the the "Special Tool" will make you  :oops:  if you have to wait for one to be ordered. That's all.

I didn't think you'd want to wait for a week or so to get your clutch off.

Good Luck,

Manny

Rick:
That clutch basket is not real strong, so I have never felt comfortable tring to use the fingers for any holding at all.  Instead, I use a piece of wood and place it between the crank gear and clutch basket gear.  These are stong gears, and the wood will absorb stress by making indents in the wood.  You can use a socket and bar or better yet, I use a 1/2" impact to spin the nut off and on.

Rick

gowen:
I have used an Air Impact to get this nut off on every single bike I've ever owned without any problems, just hold it with your hands or something soft. I am wondering if it is not such a smart way.

Woody223:
I use impact gun as well. Never had any problem with dissasembly, but the nut needs to be torqued to, I think 58 foot pounds, I don't have my manual in the house and you need something to keep the basket from spinning while you torque it down. Aluminum anything, "wheels, heads, etc.", have very specific torque settings because it expands and compresses and does things that steel will not.

Woody223

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