Oxyacetylene needed - South Auckland

[Max Preload]

Anyone got a gas set I can get access too - my front sprocket nut is too tight and needs the heat treatment. Some munter didn't know the purpose of a lock tab I guess. Probably the same clown that swings off spin-on oil filters until the housing touches the block.

[Ixion]

i got oxy - in Panmure. Not going to be home till this evening though

[The Stranger]

Anyone got a gas set I can get access too - my front sprocket nut is too tight and needs the heat treatment. Some munter didn't know the purpose of a lock tab I guess. Probably the same clown that swings off spin-on oil filters until the housing touches the block.

Althought I admire a ruff bastard, just a thought before you go cutting the nut off with a gas axe.

Have you tried a rattle gun?

[Ixion]

The nut's probably loctited on , needs to be heated to loosen the Loctite.

Got a rattle gun, too if needed.

[Max Preload]

Althought I admire a ruff bastard, just a thought before you go cutting the nut off with a gas axe.

Have you tried a rattle gun?

Not cutting it off - just heating it to crack the 262 Loctite the clown must have put on.

Yes, I've tried my rattle gun. After I tried my 1/2" powerbar and single hex impact socket with a pipe extension.

[Max Preload]

i got oxy - in Panmure. Not going to be home till this evening though

Excellent - PM sent! :2thumbsup:

[The Stranger]

Not cutting it off - just heating it to crack the 262 Loctite the clown must have put on.

Yes, I've tried my rattle gun. After I tried my 1/2" powerbar and single hex impact socket with a pipe extension.

Yeah, it's ok, I wasn't serious about the cutting part.

[Max Preload]

Welll... that was an epic fail. Mofo won't budge - I've never seen anything like it - normally a bit of heat and a power bar and off comes the nut, but not this mongrel. Next step... maybe try again with more heat and a big fuck off 3/4" rattle gun. Failing that, a new nut and a dremel. :weep:

Still, wasn't a total waste of time. Good to meet you Ixion & have a natter!

[kevfromcoro]

Just be carefull with the gas set
to much heat and you will mealt the back seal
hows about a 4 inch grinder with a cut of wheel
will shag the nut
but at least its off.

[Pedrostt500]

It aint a Left hand thread ?.

[kevfromcoro]

It aint a Left hand thread ?.
yeah .thought about that too
dont think they are though
never struck a left hand thread on a countershaft sprocket
may be wrong...

[Max Preload]

Just be careful with the gas set too much heat and you will melt the back seal hows about a 4 inch grinder with a cut of wheel will shag the nut but at least its off.

Final drive seal will be replaced as a matter of course. If it finally comes to the ultimate sacrifice (which it rapidly is) I'll get another nut and dremel/cold chisel it off.


It aint a Left hand thread ?.

After my initial attempt, I thought it might be, but the relevant section in the genuine workshop manual doesn't mention it as being left handed so I'm now fairly sure it's right handed. Either way, it's had an absolute pounding fairly equally in both directions both on rattle guns and power bars with pipe extensions.

I tried the method suggested in the manual (attached) and just bent the re-bar I was using. I had to grind the tip of the bar down just to get it small enough to get purchase in the hole that's referred to and it bent about 30 deg. at the sprocket.

It's going to get the 3/4" rattle gun treatment ASAP. Then we'll see who's the bitch! Probably still me... :weep:

[Hoon]

Try a bigger power bar? I have a 2m length of exhaust pipe I use for tough jobs.

[Max Preload]

It had a significant length of water pipe on it.

[Max Preload]

Got it off. 3/4" rattle gun courtesy of a mate who works at Firestone in Glenfield - it had been Loctited as predicted. The old sprocket aint pretty! :gob:

[racerhead]

Whoa thats pretty bad.
How many kms on it?
That must have been some super strong loctite if it took a 3/4 rattle gun:crazy:

[Taz]

Nothing wrong with it. It's still got teeth!! Not like the rear sprocket on the AG200 a farmer brought in once saying the clutch was slipping :lol: That looked like a brake disc.

[Max Preload]

Nothing wrong with it. It's still got teeth!! Not like the rear sprocket on the AG200 a farmer brought in once saying the clutch was slipping :lol: That looked like a brake disc.

My old TT500 had one of those chainsaw drives for a little while but it was only a beach/forest hack.


Whoa thats pretty bad.
How many kms on it?
That must have been some super strong loctite if it took a 3/4 rattle gun:crazy:

At least 35k. Red loctite which indicates permanent. I suspect that when the previous owner changed the chain and rear sprocket he couldn't get it off either and so left it.