Drive Sprocket removal

[PUSH THE THROTTLE]

OKOK..SO...how did you guys get that sprocket nut off?  That MOFO is TIGHT.  I guess it is impact wrench time.....it keeps spinning the tires while I try to bust it loose.  I got the shee up against a wall so it won't roll....and it just rotates the tires...dammit.

 

suggestions?

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1. Hold the rear brakes while you break it loose. (cheapest)

2. Impact (easiest)

3. Shove a punch through your rear sprocket and through your brake disc it will lock against the swinger make sure you don

[05bansh]

Mine wasn't that tight.  Did you bend back the locking washer that is bent over the nut?  Mine was like that, dont know if yours is.

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Definately make sure you bend the washer off of the nut when removing or it will be very difficult! Mine wasnt very tight at all. After I bent the washer, I used a socket w/ a breaker bar, it came off very easy.

[quad4me]

Definately make sure you bend the washer off of the nut when removing or it will be very difficult!

Edited February 4, 2005 by quad4me

[05bansh]

Break out the impact man! Let us know how it goes.

[quad4me]

Break out the impact man!

Edited February 6, 2005 by quad4me

[PUSH THE THROTTLE]

You guys think if I went up a tooth or 2 in the rear and back to the 14 in front it would be a little smoother....as far as gear length and RPMs?

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My advice is slap a 15 tooth on the front and give it a try, you might be surprised at how much you like it.

[quad4me]

My advice is slap a 15 tooth on the front and give it a try, you might be surprised at how much you like it.

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yea, but a 15 front is going to push me back into a high end/top speed gearing. I need a little more botom end for these trails and tight spots. But this 13 tooth seems a bit extreme...though I have not yet run it too much. When I did test it out a little I was shifting as soon as it hit the power band. Each gear topped out really fast...and that was without tire spin. So maybe a 14-42 ?

I Think it is 1 tooth in front is equal to 3 teeth in the rear...so I could get more flexability changing the rear sprocket.

Edited February 6, 2005 by quad4me

[PUSH THE THROTTLE]

yea, but a 15 front is going to push me back into a high end/top speed gearing.  I need a little more botom end for these trails and tight spots.  But this 13 tooth seems a bit extreme...though I have not yet run it too much.  When I did test it out a little I was shifting as soon as it hit the power band.  Each gear topped out really fast...and that was without tire spin. So maybe a 14-42 ? 

I Think it is 1 tooth in front is equal to 3 teeth in the rear...so I could get more flexability changing the rear sprocket.

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I understand your reservations but I ride tight trails all the time and when I finish my engine I'll be running my 16/40 again. You need to decide what gears do you normally ride in when you ride your trails? My guess is you're always higher than first especially with 13/41? If you up that front tooth count you can make a rideable first gear. For me my shee came 12/41 and I was running 4th-5th in my short straight aways and I'd downshift to high revs second for the tight stuff. With 15/40 sometimes I may shift down to first but for the most part I run in second and third on the same trails and do a lot less shifting and run much faster overall times. Take a shee out in the open geared 16/40 and actually hit sixth all your riding buds will have run out of gear at 4th. It's worth a try for the $12 for a front sprocket.

[05bansh]

put a 42 on the rear, leave the 13 on the front.

[quad4me]

rode the 13-41 gears out in the trails today. Frikken smooth and powerful. The excessive shifting was annoying sometimes...but as short as some of these spots are...it was nice. In a 10ft strip you could haul ass in one gear and get into the turn or whatever....didn't take much time to accel at all. Ran 3rd-4th gear most of time.