Front Sprocket Nut Removal

[Mckid4]

Hi all,

Any tips or tricks to removing the front sprocket nut? Have the bike in 1st, sitting on it with foot on the rear brake, using a 20” breaker bar and can not get the nut to break free. I did bend the lock washer straight. Next course of action will be an impact, but don’t want to risk damaging anything so figured I’d ask here first.

 

[motormouse]

the only way i was able to remove the counter sprocket was with an air impact wrench.

 

[Charliemurphay]

I tied a 25lbs weight to the rear brake to hold it while I put my back into getting the nut loose with the breaker bar. That worked for me.

 

[DoingOK]

A quick ugga-dugga with my impact worked.

 

[ferraiolo1]

Impact is usually the best to break the tq of a larger but.

 

[Mckid4]

Thank you all. It took someone holding the rear brake and an impact to remove the nut. I am not sure if a lot of loctite was used or the bolt rusted but it took the impact almost the entire way of the nut coming off until it spin freely.
The 16t is on- but I won’t know a difference from stock by just the sprocket change as I am also going with the full Toce exhaust and tune. Ecu shipping out tomorrow and exhaust ordered. This is going to be interesting…

 

[ferraiolo1]

Going one down in the front is like going three up in the rear.

 

[Mckid4]

Going one down in the front is like going three up in the rear.

Yep, I’m aware. I’ve gone one down on the front with most bikes I’ve owned and have been happy with them. I’ll see if I like this set up, and if not I’ll go back to the stock gearing.

 

[ferraiolo1]

On my 22 I feel it would be an improvement to help with the mid range dip.

I’ll probably do the same.

 

[Mckid4]

On my 22 I feel it would be an improvement to help with the mid range dip.

I’ll probably do the same.

Once I get my bike back together I’ll post a quick write up of how it compares. Not exactly sure when that will be as Toce has a disclosure on their website of 10-14 day build times for their systems. So I may be down for two weeks or so.