Removing Counter Sprocket
#11
#12
LISTEN TO THIS GUY ! ! !
you don't want mechanical tools that will screw up the fine thread
would you use an Impact wrench on your girl friend or wife ????
Treat your KLX like a fine women and she will treat you right for years to come
THINK TWICE before you try using Automotive machines to repair a delicate petunia like the KLX ! !!
you don't want mechanical tools that will screw up the fine thread
would you use an Impact wrench on your girl friend or wife ????
Treat your KLX like a fine women and she will treat you right for years to come
THINK TWICE before you try using Automotive machines to repair a delicate petunia like the KLX ! !!
Last edited by Malves; 08-21-2013 at 06:39 PM. Reason: typo
#14
Heat is your friend. You would have to get it extremely hot to melt the seal. The engine itself gets really hot remember. Just apply heat to the nut, Kawasaki must use some weird thread lock compound as I had the same issue with my ZRX1200. With careful application of a propane torch my crappy 18v impact was able to remove the nut.
#15
Thanks for the Help guys,
I may have to take it to the dealer............uuuugggghhhhh.
I have tried...big wrench, air impact gun, some heat, PB blaster,cheater bar, small socket, heck even a swiss army knife.....I am afraid I am going to break something.
i'm sweating, just telling the story
thanks
I may have to take it to the dealer............uuuugggghhhhh.
I have tried...big wrench, air impact gun, some heat, PB blaster,cheater bar, small socket, heck even a swiss army knife.....I am afraid I am going to break something.
i'm sweating, just telling the story
thanks
Before you pack up and go to the dealer, let's consider what the dealer will do that you can't. He's got breaker bars, extension pipes, and impact wrenches. He doesn't have a magic wand.
My suggestion: Haul the bike to a heavy truck / equipment repair shop that has high end impact tools and better regulated air pressure. I'm talkin' Caterpillar shop, Mack truck, Kenworth.....tire shop that does semi truck tires..truck lug nuts are spec'd to be torqued to 450-500 foot pounds, and it takes all that to get 'em back off. The mighty KLX counter shaft sprocket nuts gets torqued to a whoppin' 92.2 ft-lb. And those 22mm semi truck lug studs that get their nuts rattled on and off? Fine thread.
"you don't want mechanical tools that will screw up the fine thread"
We`ain't talkin' about beating a furry little bunny wabbit with a 2X4. It's a crude mechanical device with a jammed nut. There is no empirical evidence that a half inch breaker bar with a six to eight foot pipe applied by a 210 pound aggravated, angry, frustrated and likely slightly inebriated shade tree hack trumps the control-ability of an air regulated impact wrench. Nope.
My further suggestion would be to have the nut rattled off in NEUTRAL, not in gear. Run a rod through the sprocket holes above the swing arm. Sprockets are cheaper than transmission dogs IF there is a catastrophic episode....
I've had to cut the nut off, chase new threads, buy a new nut and get on with it. I've wore out countless cut off wheels on a dremel or air tool cutting counter shaft nuts off because beating on the side of an engine case with a chisel and BFH is bad ju-ju.
Remember: The dealer has no magic wand. He will experiment while you ain't lookin' over his shoulder. I have trouble trusting the outcome with my life. I agree, you've reached the point you need to reach out for outside assistance. Be realistic about the expectations. Heavy equipment shops rarely throw up their hands and say "guess we gotta take it to the dealer". They just buy better tools, like torque multipliers that enable them to break free things like stuck nuts without tearing things up. I am missing the correlation between this issue and a girlfriend, other than if you ignore a girlfriend, they'll eventually go away. Not the case with a froze counter shaft sprocket.
#19
Ok....finally got the counter sprocket off!!!!!!!
i wimped out....took it to the kawi dealer.....had it off in 30 seconds
As 250SM said " the moral of the story is to have the right tools"
thanks for all the comments
i wimped out....took it to the kawi dealer.....had it off in 30 seconds
As 250SM said " the moral of the story is to have the right tools"
thanks for all the comments
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