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Re: [St] Rear Sprocket replacement
- Subject: Re: [St] Rear Sprocket replacement
- From: BrettWilson21@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:12:34 EST
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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