Dr. Overkill Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 (edited) Gang, I didn't realize that I'd need a flywheel holder tool last night when I removed the wheel from my bike. I managed to get it, though, buzzing off the nut with an impact wrench. So my question is how to hold the flywheel when I reinstall it? Will I have to kick down $ for the holder tool or is there a way to rig it that won't damage anything? I think the torque spec for the nut was only like 56 ft-lb, so it's not a lot of torque on it. I would be leery of installing it with the impact wrench for fear of over-torquing it. thanks! _dennis Edited January 4, 2005 by Dr. Overkill Quote
PUSH THE THROTTLE Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 (edited) Get a strap wrench from Sears. http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?...pid=00945570000 I just used that exact set to put my flywheel on. The small one stretches too much use the big one it'll hold nicely. EDIT: I have a flywheel holder but it doesn't work worth a damn for my lightened wheel so I had to by the strap wrench. Edited January 4, 2005 by PUSH THE THROTTLE Quote
fixitrod Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 (edited) If you have a welder you can weld two bolt to a piece of steel stock the same distance apart as the holes in the face of the flywheel. Becareful not to push it to far into the holes and damage the stator. That's how I made my holding tool after I saw mat's Edited January 4, 2005 by fixitrod Quote
night rider Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 Gang,I didn't realize that I'd need a flywheel holder tool last night when I removed the wheel from my bike. I managed to get it, though, buzzing off the nut with an impact wrench. So my question is how to hold the flywheel when I reinstall it? Will I have to kick down $ for the holder tool or is there a way to rig it that won't damage anything? I think the torque spec for the nut was only like 56 ft-lb, so it's not a lot of torque on it. I would be leery of installing it with the impact wrench for fear of over-torquing it. thanks! _dennis 301883[/snapback] call me a hilbilly I just ran it on with an impact Quote
boonman Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 call me a hilbilly I just ran it on with an impact 301936[/snapback] Not a problem, however, if you go crazy with the impact, (and it doesn't take a whole helluvalot) you will tighten the nut too tight, and that is not good. Reason being that the flywheel is on the end of the crank with a taper lock. Meaning that the taper holds the flywheel tight. If the nut gets run on too tight, you may never get the flywheel off. Alot of the flywheels I have been getting lately seem to be galled up on the inside. I clean them up real nice, but it shows how very little it takes to make things gall up and what not.... Quote
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