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I'm an electrician/gas engineer so I've got loads of work related stuff. But bike specific tools I haven't got much.
I did buy a set of allen sockets and a new torque wrench just for bike work. I need some C spanners and a few other bits to be able to do everything I want done. |
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Check here mate http://homepage.mac.com/reddog99/SV6...all/index.html
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It's not difficult, but it can be fiddly and tricky in places... One thing I'd say, those directions recommend using a bit of wood to stop the wheel turning- I found that didn't work, eventually I had to hold the rotor with a massive adjustable wrench instead- the tool kept turning even though the wheel wasn't, possibly due to a slightly slippy clutch. I'd say, if you don't have a great big adjustable before you start, get one, a good one- they're handy anyway and it saved the day for me. Also,a humungous socket wrench or breaker bar. (Clarke's humungous torque wrentch costs a tenner from Machine Mart, does the trick
Also, I had to rub the key down slightly to get it to fit,which is BLOODY AWFUL! A bit of metal the size of a toenail clipping that costs £20 should be precision engineered, you shouldn't have to go at it with wet and dry to make it fit! And if you do it on the sidestand the rotor and starter gear will fall out and test your agility. But other than that, yeah, it's straightforward. Allow a bit more time than you expect, I ended up finishing it by gaslight at about midnight, make sure you've got plenty of oil (I did a full oil change at the same time, you lose a lot of oil when you remove the cover anyway so I figured why not)
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Ok I've looked at all that and it all seems scary to me...
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Look, i did it and I'm a notorious simpleton...
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I did successfully use a length of 4x2 under/over the swinging arm to stop the wheel spinning. My replacement key was 2 thou oversize also, and took a bit of filing to get it to fit. For the money though, I would have to say it has been the most cost effective mod I have made, except that now I find I cane the ******** off it everywhere enjoying my new found mid-range, which (shock stun amaze) means I am using loads more fuel. |
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