need help gettin my front sprocket off

[1996yfs200]

i was just wondering if there is anything your supposed to like un-do before trying to take that huge nut off of the front sprocket. ive got the little thing unbent from around the bolt, but dont have any wheels on the quad. i put it in gear and held the flywheel, but she wouldnt loosen. i dont wana f-up my first gear either. i was thinking put the chain and rear sprocket back on, along with wheels and lower down off the jack, stick it in neutral and doing it, but would really rather not if i didnt have to.

 

thanks

[bigboybanshee]

If you've already bent the tab back on the lock washer you should be good to go. I've always used an impact wrench, nut comes off with the quickness

[PUSH THE THROTTLE]

The easiest way to loosen it is on the ground with everything on it and have someone hold the brake. I just took mine off the other day without wheels and with the chain master link out. What i did was I wrapped the chain around the front sprocket and then also around the rear sproket and put a punch (any rod will work) through one of the holes on the sprocket through to the brake. The punch will lock the sprocket and brake against the swinger and the chain will hold the sprockets from turning and with some force or an impact you should be able to loosen the nut.

[1996yfs200]

well alrighty then. thanks a lot guys

[ghostryder420]

yo i was just about to start a new thread but i guess ill just add to this one... can somebody tell me exactly what happens when you change the front sprocket and how it affects the performance? im planning on intalling a 13 tooth front sprocket and i just wanna know more about how it works. thanks yo

[njbanshee]

Less teeth more bottom end. more teeth more top end. a 13 tooth will pull wheellies all day and a 15 tooth will have nice top end speed.

[badassbanshee479]

Less teeth more bottom end. more teeth more top end. a 13 tooth will pull wheellies all day and a 15 tooth will have nice top end speed.

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this is true for the front sprocket but if you change the rear it is more teeth more bottom end and if you remove teeth it is more top speed , fun part is trying to get a front and rear combo that works the best for your set up.

[jjfizzle51]

yo i was just about to start a new thread but i guess ill just add to this one... can somebody tell me exactly what happens when you change the front sprocket and how it affects the performance? im planning on intalling a 13 tooth front sprocket and i just wanna know more about how it works. thanks yo

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if you dune a lot the 13 is a good choise but it makes it less enjoyable on the hard stuff cause of so much wheel spin, great for dunes though if you hill shoot youll put at least one more gear

 

Less teeth more bottom end. more teeth more top end. a 13 tooth will pull wheellies all day and a 15 tooth will have nice top end speed.

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if you have pipes and a filter you wont be doing much wheelies i found that with the 13 tooth the wheels just spin out unless you lean way back and thats scarry shit will how hard my powerband hits now. with the 14 tooth it seams to pull wheelies alot better on the street and on the dunes just telling what ive experienced im sure if your all stock it would be how you described it