ZZR brake torque arm bolts stuck

[Wonko The Sane]

Mornin'

Need to adjust my chain but every time I go to do so I can never get the brake torque arm bolts to slacken

They're nylock nuts and no matter what I try I always have this problem, I don't over tighten them either.

Unfortunately the exhaust is in the way of getting a socket set on them

any ideas?
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[Nobby the Bastard]

You could try taking the exhaust off.

If it's got nylock nuts on it, why are you tighteing the bnuts to the extent that there is no movement on the torque arm, preventing the wheel from moving?
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[Beehive Bedlam]

As above remove the fucking exhaust to get a socket on them if that doesn't work try hitting the ratchet with your head until something cracks.

[Wonko The Sane]

there's a gasket where the two parts of exhaust slip inside each other, I'd need a new one every time I adjusted my chain if I took the exhaust off.

Nobby, while I am guessing how tight to have them, I'm only hand tightening, I'm not throwing my entire bodyweight behind it, the whole point of the brake torque arm is so that under braking the wheel doesn't move forward, no?
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[Nobby the Bastard]

[CaNsA]

If it's a similar setup to the zxr400... I've never had to loosen anything apart from the axle nut and the chain adjuster block bolt thingies.

Caliper stay bar was never touched, only when removing the wheel.

[Wonko The Sane]

so provided I've got the bolts on it doesn't need to be fully tightened up?
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[Nobby the Bastard]

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[Wonko The Sane]

[Nobby the Bastard]

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https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/ratchet-spanners/4571916/
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[Wonko The Sane]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Wonko The Sane]

[Pete.]

With nylocs you can just pull it up so it doesn't rattle and as long as the end of the bolt is poking out of the nut the nylon insert will stop it coming un-done.
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