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Re: [St] Rear Sprocket replacement
- Subject: Re: [St] Rear Sprocket replacement
- From: Todd J <me_shucker@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:56:06 -0800 (PST)
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition...
Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Poor man, has trouble counting to two. (Must have something to do
with the Spanish Inquisition)
On Dec 2, 2007, at 8:11 PM, Rich Rumble wrote:
> Two things:
>
> 1) Loosening the countershaft nut via the holding the rear
> sprocket/wheel via the rear brake and breaker bar on the C/S nut:
> if the
> gearbox is in neutral and the rear wheel is held by either the rear
> brake or
> other method on the rear tire/wheel, how does that transfer a load
> to any
> part of the gearbox?
>
> 2) I have removed the staked washer on the rear axle by using a
> narrow-bladed screwdriver (a blade that fits within the channel in
> the axle)
> to remove the staking. I would recommend replacing that nut with a
> new one,
> as on re-assembly, the same region on the nut is likely to be
> present over
> the notch in the axle and upon subsequent staking the metal may
> fail. If
> this description is not clear, PM me for more detail.
>
> 3) On the other hand, reusing the washer on the countershaft
> sprocket
> should be ok as long as each reuse involves a different tab being
> bent down
> to hold the countershaft nut.
>
>
>
> HTH,
>
> Thunderdawg
>
Matt Knowles
Aesthetic Design & Photography - www.aestheticdesign.com - (707)
786-4643
Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/
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