Front Sprocket Blues Part 2

westendboy7 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Karma :

Incidently. concerning the removal of the front sprocket on my GSX600F. Can anyone tell me which direction the nut turns to undo? I know it sounds stupid, but i gotta ask. Cheers for your advice.

Mike

Black Knight · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

Always tighten clockwise, always loosen anticlockwise.

Suppose you could say, Right to tight, left to loose.

westendboy7 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Karma :

Thanks for the info FZR6. Any ideas on how to loosen a bloody stubborn nut? Evil or Very Mad

Black Knight · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Karma :

Whatever you do, dont round it off! Better wait until you've got the right tool for the job that wait for a big repair bill!

TBH, no mate, im not a grease monkey! At a guess I would say try lubing it up with WD40 or simalar and letting it soak in. Make sure you have the right size socket for maximum grip, I think last resort is heating with a blowtorch but check this out with someone more knoledgeable first Wink

westendboy7 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Karma :

Cheers m8. got all the right tools and gallons of WD40. Even bought an impact driver but the thing won't budge. But hey, thanks for your help anyway. Laughing

2Smoke · Crazy Courier Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Karma :

Hi there, the sprocket nuts are always a pain in the arse. Unfortunately there is only one way of getting it off without a major headache and that is with an air impact driver running off a compressor. It might be worth your while taking the bike to a local garage and getting them to whizz it off for you.

The last resort of course is to put the bike in gear and take a rather large chisel and hammer to it Shocked

you will, of course need a new nut then.

All the best, if you lived near me then I'd help you out..

westendboy7 · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Karma :

Hi

Thanks to all who gave me advice. Finally got sprocket off with a lot of blood sweat and tears and new one is on and so is new chain. My Suzuki Teapot is ready to burn tarmac. Been without it for a whole week. thanks to you all again

Mike Razz

satans_BIG_helper · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Karma :

Easy way for remembering how to do bolts... unless they r reverse thread (no newbie mechanic should be dealing with reverse thread stuff really)

lefty loosey, Righty tighty Laughing

bout the only usefull thing my dad ever told me Laughing