Front sprocket removal? - SV650.org

08-04-12, 10:40 AM

Is the front sprocket a l/h or r/h thread? I have the bike in gear with a bar between the swingarm and wheel so nothing can move and even with a 5 foot breaker bar it aint moving. I know some will suggest an air powered hammer action type thingy but i dont have access to one.

Al

DJ123 · 08-04-12, 10:49 AM

what model.year is the bike? Firstly you need to remove the locking washer, then undo the nut. it is a normal RH thread.

08-04-12, 11:15 AM

Its a 2003, i have straightened the tabs on the locking washer. Nice to know its a RH thread at least i have been going the right way but its solid. I have removed them on other bikes and they have been tight but this one is ridiculous!

Al

andrewsmith · 08-04-12, 11:40 AM

Plus gas or peneration oil is your friend. Get the nut soaked in the stuff.

Also its better to replace the nut and locking washer for the sake of the £12 they cost

08-04-12, 10:40 AM	#1
SV..al Guest Posts: n/a	Front sprocket removal? Is the front sprocket a l/h or r/h thread? I have the bike in gear with a bar between the swingarm and wheel so nothing can move and even with a 5 foot breaker bar it aint moving. I know some will suggest an air powered hammer action type thingy but i dont have access to one. Al

08-04-12, 10:49 AM	#2
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: Front sprocket removal what model.year is the bike? Firstly you need to remove the locking washer, then undo the nut. it is a normal RH thread. __________________ BMW F800ST

08-04-12, 11:15 AM	#3
SV..al Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front sprocket removal Its a 2003, i have straightened the tabs on the locking washer. Nice to know its a RH thread at least i have been going the right way but its solid. I have removed them on other bikes and they have been tight but this one is ridiculous! Al

08-04-12, 11:40 AM	#4
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Front sprocket removal? Plus gas or peneration oil is your friend. Get the nut soaked in the stuff. Also its better to replace the nut and locking washer for the sake of the £12 they cost __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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