When I've replaced the front sprocket on my bike before I ended up using a rattle gun as I couldn't get it to move otherwise. What method's do you guys use??
When I've replaced the front sprocket on my bike before I ended up using a rattle gun as I couldn't get it to move otherwise. What method's do you guys use??
rattle gun is the go mate
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Breaker bar, but got rattle gun now so prob use that, then again the bar's pretty quick n easy.
Yeah, 18v 1/2" drive impact driver / rattle gun.
Last edited by Tony Nitrous; 22-11-2012 at 02:48 PM.
Well if it's on a yamaha most people prolly throw it away and buy something better but on my suzies/kwakas a rattle gun works great.
i just use my powerful hands.
more titanium than my bike
just put tension on the chain, lock the rear brake on and use a bar if you dont have a rattle gun handy.
I had one fall off once, but I don't reccomend that method.
I put it in gear and put a piece of wood (hoe handle) between the wheel spokes and the swingarm to stop the wheel from spinning around then get a breaker bar and a piece of pipe and go for it, same thing to tighten up.
I dont have the luxury of owning an air compressor, That would make it too easy, So I had to do the exact same thing that Stunva mentioned when I changed to a 520 chain & a Renthal Ultralite front sprocket, Some rag around a good bit of timber where it rests on the swingarm & feed it through the wheel then some steel tubing for leverage on the breaker bar, Got it done very easy that way
Why does everyone do them up sooo tight ?
All the bikes I've owned have had locking tab washes...do it up hand tight and bend up tabs...done.
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i have wondered the same Sharky.... just nip them up and use the lockng tabs!Why does everyone do them up sooo tight ?
They tighten with use. No fucker could do it up that tight! I thought I was going to be the only one with the wood block and breaker/pipe method, but obviously great minds think alike!
I prefer the tension on chain and rear brake method with a breaker bar , I've seen a mate with his dirt bike have it in gear and use a rattle gun and break his gearbox