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bukwheat

bukwheat

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I am trying to install a rekluse and I need to get the clutch nut loose. Is it reverse threads, meaning lefty, tighty; righty, loosey??? From what I have read (and maybe I'm reading it wrong) it is regular threads. I have tried to break it loose with an pneumatic impact, no go; an impact wrench that you hit with a hammer, no go; I have tried a ratchet with a cheater bar, a very long cheater bar and it ain't budging! I see where the nut needs 60nM of torque when installed and I checked trying to loosen it with a torque wrench and it was quite a bit more than the 60nM.....

I'd really like to get this job done today, so I can ride Monday. Somebody help
me.....please!?!
 
Looks right handed, (righty-tighty, lefty-loosey).
 

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Alan,
Normal threads. We had the same problem with the 300 Race we used at the 24 Hour Race. It took a whole bunch of us to loosen it. I reported this to the production manager. Hopefully this won't happen in the future.
Clay
 
bukwheat said:
I am trying to install a rekluse and I need to get the clutch nut loose. Is it reverse threads, meaning lefty, tighty; righty, loosey??? From what I have read (and maybe I'm reading it wrong) it is regular threads. I have tried to break it loose with an pneumatic impact, no go; an impact wrench that you hit with a hammer, no go; I have tried a ratchet with a cheater bar, a very long cheater bar and it ain't budging! I see where the nut needs 60nM of torque when installed and I checked trying to loosen it with a torque wrench and it was quite a bit more than the 60nM.....

I'd really like to get this job done today, so I can ride Monday. Somebody help
me.....please!?!
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I'd give it a bit of heat. Do you think it may have been put on with thread lock?
 
Thanks, gentlemen! I will try again....I don't know why a Spanish bike has German torque on it...."guten tite"....:D
 
Clay said:
Alan,
Normal threads. We had the same problem with the 300 Race we used at the 24 Hour Race. It took a whole bunch of us to loosen it. I reported this to the production manager. Hopefully this won't happen in the future.
Clay
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One of our club team members DNFed an ISDE race because said nut came loose.:(
 
Better tight than loose. I DNFed once for the same reason with a KDX200.

Heat and pneumatic impact tool, but be careful with the heat. Use a good one not a Chineese special from Home Depot, big difference in torque.

DON'T whack on it with a hammer impact tool, your putting a lot of transient force through the bering it was not designed to handle. Its like installing new crank bearings with a hammer.
 
Thanks, gentlemen! I will try again....I don't know why a Spanish bike has German torque on it...."guten tite"....:D
 
Got it all done. Geez, that nut must've had 100nM on it! Will test it out tomorrow and see how it works. Thanks again, guys. It really is nice to have a bunch of gear heads to go to when the going gets rough.
 
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