Chain adjustment Help

..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

I was doing some general maintenance on my bike and came to adjusting the chain. The problem I'm having is getting a nut undone. It's firmly wedged. I'm sure this is a common prob so any tips on how to loosen it up a bit?

Cheers Very Happy

sychosis · Crazy Courier Joined: 21 May 2004 Karma :

Try tightening the nut first, sometimes this works on the most stubborn, I've had to do it to a couple of bolts on my gixxer, they loosened off quite nicely after that.
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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Really? how strange Mr. Green

Thanks will try when it stops raining Sad

mr.z · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

WD40 will also help, as will giveing it a firm tap with a hammer ideally a mallet on a sockett on the nut.. be carefull not to overdo it though because you can imagine what heppens if you do!

Get yourself a tube of copper slip and apply liberaly allong the threads, this will stop it happening next time you want to adjust it Very Happy

If the nut/bolt is a fairly big one then i tend to put a ring spanner on it and then get the afformentioned mallet and knockeing it at the other end of the spanner to turn it, 99% of the time works but you need space and to do it carefully Smile

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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

Thanks Zero. Have tried the mallet trick but no joy. Will spray some magic WD40 on it and try again Thumbs Up

sychosis · Crazy Courier Joined: 21 May 2004 Karma :

Did you manage to get your chain sorted?
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Git · Brolly Dolly Joined: 17 Dec 2003 Karma :

If you are using a small lever like a spanner or ratchet to undo the nut you may, or are suffering because of it. What you need is a 2ft long breaker bar or such like tool, get a bit of force behind it and off she should spin.