Re: [ST] Torque question

[Steve Lawler <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to all who replied to my question about torque and tips on 
chain/sprocket replacement.

Someone, (Bil?) had suggested using a Dremel too to remove the old 
chain's link. I didn't get that email before I stuck the 4-1/2" angle 
grinder in the pannier and rode home. The Dremel would have been much 
lighter to carry but I imagine that the angle grinder was much faster at 
the job.

I needed to run to Sears Hardware and pick up a 1-3/8" socket, a 1-7/16 
socket and a 1-1/2" socket. I didn't know which one I needed so I shot 
for what I figured was the neighboring sizes. It was the 1-7/16".

A tip that no one gave: loosen up all the nuts and bolts before removing 
the chain. This way you can use the rear brake to prevent the engine 
from spinning while trying to break the main drive nut.

I was able to clean off several wads of gunk that had amassed in all the 
normally inaccessible places near the chain.

While replacing the chain rub strip I discovered it makes live easier if 
one removes the hugger. No need to completely remove it; just take out 
all the screws and push it out of the way. I also learned that the strip 
is held in place by torx screws, not crud encrusted allen screws.

I also discovered that when the sun is going down and my son tells me 
that "There is something wrong with the computer," and I find that the 
hard drive has crashed, it is better to finish the task at hand before 
reinstalling Windows on another hard drive, reinstalling software and 
cursing the thing out. (Happy ending: I was eventually able to access 
all of the data files on the hard drive. It was as if I had backed it up 
moments before the crash!)

Oh yeah. And the chain replacement was a success. I rode to work in the 
deluge that is hitting the NYC area this morning!

- -- 
Steve Lawler
Verona, NJ, USA

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

"Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to 
prayer."
             -- Mark Twain

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