Front sprocket nut left or right hand thread? - SV650.org

03-03-10, 05:41 PM

So is it a right or left hand thread?

fastdruid · 03-03-10, 05:46 PM

Normal thread, righty tighty.

Druid

03-03-10, 06:05 PM

Ta, stuck fast and my impact drive has just broke! Darn it

fastdruid · 03-03-10, 07:18 PM

Righty very tighty?

Seriously though, yes, PITA to remove, from memory done up to 145Nm. I found my biggest problem was stopping the shaft/bike from moving. Had to wait for a dry day[1] and get my wife sat on the bike with the front up against a wall in 1st with the rear brake full on....

Druid

[1] tried it in the wet and not enough grip!

03-03-10, 07:24 PM

I have a friendly tyre shop at the end of my road that stick their impact driver on them for me.
I normaly chip them a £5 but it was cheeper than the 3 breaker bars I snapped trying to do it myself.

fastdruid · 03-03-10, 07:35 PM

I've been known to reverse the direction of my big torque wrench, wind it up to max and use that. Not ideal but as long as it doesn't click technically isn't being misused!

Druid

03-03-10, 07:40 PM

I put a piece of 4x2 through the back spokes to stop it turning and used a masseeev breaker bar (over a metre long) that we use on the big diesel engines at work. Still bloody hard work.

fastdruid · 03-03-10, 07:46 PM

I tried that but didn't have a big enough piece of wood and it snapped it!

Druid

03-03-10, 07:54 PM

my ex neigbour is a mobile hgv tyre fitter ,1 inch air impact gun-1 front sprocket-0 took him 1 sec to nip it off!

03-03-10, 08:00 PM

Ive found on my curvy that just riding it will loosen the sprocket nut

03-03-10, 05:41 PM	#1
Caddy2000 Guest Posts: n/a	Front sprocket nut left or right hand thread? So is it a right or left hand thread?

03-03-10, 05:46 PM	#2
fastdruid Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: W Mids Posts: 2,037	Re: Front sprocket nut Normal thread, righty tighty. Druid __________________ '00 SV700S - '94 RVF400R - '97 RVF400R - '88 VFR750F

03-03-10, 06:05 PM	#3
Caddy2000 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front sprocket nut Ta, stuck fast and my impact drive has just broke! Darn it

03-03-10, 07:18 PM	#4
fastdruid Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: W Mids Posts: 2,037	Re: Front sprocket nut Righty very tighty? Seriously though, yes, PITA to remove, from memory done up to 145Nm. I found my biggest problem was stopping the shaft/bike from moving. Had to wait for a dry day[1] and get my wife sat on the bike with the front up against a wall in 1st with the rear brake full on.... Druid [1] tried it in the wet and not enough grip! __________________ '00 SV700S - '94 RVF400R - '97 RVF400R - '88 VFR750F

03-03-10, 07:24 PM	#5
shifter Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front sprocket nut I have a friendly tyre shop at the end of my road that stick their impact driver on them for me. I normaly chip them a £5 but it was cheeper than the 3 breaker bars I snapped trying to do it myself.

03-03-10, 07:35 PM	#6
fastdruid Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: W Mids Posts: 2,037	Re: Front sprocket nut I've been known to reverse the direction of my big torque wrench, wind it up to max and use that. Not ideal but as long as it doesn't click technically isn't being misused! Druid __________________ '00 SV700S - '94 RVF400R - '97 RVF400R - '88 VFR750F

03-03-10, 07:40 PM	#7
Well Oiled Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front sprocket nut I put a piece of 4x2 through the back spokes to stop it turning and used a masseeev breaker bar (over a metre long) that we use on the big diesel engines at work. Still bloody hard work.

03-03-10, 07:46 PM	#8
fastdruid Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: W Mids Posts: 2,037	Re: Front sprocket nut I tried that but didn't have a big enough piece of wood and it snapped it! Druid __________________ '00 SV700S - '94 RVF400R - '97 RVF400R - '88 VFR750F

03-03-10, 07:54 PM	#9
2hys Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front sprocket nut my ex neigbour is a mobile hgv tyre fitter ,1 inch air impact gun-1 front sprocket-0 took him 1 sec to nip it off!

03-03-10, 08:00 PM	#10
7755matt Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Front sprocket nut Ive found on my curvy that just riding it will loosen the sprocket nut

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