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Re: [St] Rear Sprocket replacement



Theres three kinds of people in this world - those that can count and those 
that cant...


> 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
> >
> 

   
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