hey guys/girls,
i wasabout to change the shock seals on my bike '93 zx7 but ran into a problem right away. Thenut that goes with the front axle bolt is like a 17mm hex, is their a special tool for that? causei cant seem to finda hex key that size anywhere ive checked. Any help at this point would be great help. thanks guys

 

On e-bay some guy from the UK sells them for like 3 bucks and maybe 7 for shipping I can't remember.

 

I have that tool; the bar he supplies that runs through the hex is junk and it bends too easily. Just use a socket with the hex and it works fine though.

 

Or just find a 17mm bolt your not using and run a nut down it and weld the end so the nut wont back off...

 

I bought the allen wrench from msc.com

 

fastenal has big boy allens in-store.. also, auto zone has a 3 pack of 1/2 drive allens for a few $ .....comes with 12MM, 14MM, and 17MM..

i usually end up having to use a 17MM bolt tho, cuz people pilfer my tools in my shop, and i never have it when i need it.

 

A different link. http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INLMK32?PARTPG=INSRAR2