SwingArm Bug Bit me

[PIMPMYFZR]

No it is called a Zimmer . Very similar , BUT we do have an Excalibur also but we dont keep it at the house . just for the fact of scratching and trying to preserve it we keep it in storage .

[PIMPMYFZR]

Now im kind of in a situation.. the front sprocket nut ... I dont have a big enough socket and my bike is in neutral , dont have impact gun .. wtf do i do .. other then go buy a bigg enough socket ..can i use a wrench ?

[yamaha_george]

Now im kind of in a situation.. the front sprocket nut ... I dont have a big enough socket and my bike is in neutral , dont have impact gun .. wtf do i do .. other then go buy a bigg enough socket ..can i use a wrench ?

PMF,
If you do not have the correct socket there is a ratch , put the bike in gear and using a piece of brass / alloy you tap on the nut flats and loosen it that way.

Please note extreme enthusiasm with a hammer will "cattle truck " the nut beyond further use so take your time !!!

Then take the nut to the store and BUY the right socket please as the nut needs to be torqued back properly not guess , snapping / flailing chains remove feet and chuncks of engine case

[ragedigital]

Hold the phone! Did you put a 180 on the YZF600 rim?

[mrfreeze5]

Hold the phone! Did you put a 180 on the YZF600 rim?

Yeah that thing looks huge!

[YAM93]

with mine it was impact gun or sh*t in your hat. it wouldn't come off even with this HUGE special yamaha wrench I have. Yours may not be that tight. Fortunately my brother has a full set of pneumatic tools with a huge compressor.

uh....yeah... think that 180 ?? will work on that swingarm? don't know.

[mrfreeze5]

You can actually get away with up to a 190 on that swingarm, but not with the YZF wheel.

[PIMPMYFZR]

Hold the phone! Did you put a 180 on the YZF600 rim?

sure is i really wanted a 170 but some guy had it on CL for sale and it was cheap so i said what the hell

[PIMPMYFZR]

uh....yeah... think that 180 ?? will work on that swingarm? don't know.
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i heard that it wont , then i went on yzf forum , and searched a little bit and theres guys on there running them allday .. now again i guess not for track or twisties , but here in michigan we have flat roads and if it doesnt work out good ill switch it out lower

[ragedigital]

Well, they run 190s on the Track, so I doubt the 180 will be a problem.

[PIMPMYFZR]

Well, they run 190s on the Track, so I doubt the 180 will be a problem.

i dont know if a 190 will fit MY rim but i guess if this one fit a 190 should also ..

Now when i got the tire put on they couldnt balance it for me .. has anyone ever balance their own wheels , i have an extra strip of magnet i got from a bike shop when i sent them to be balanced .. i also heard of some little beads or balls that you put on the inside of the tire that are supposed to be like balancers .anyone ever heard of these?

[PIMPMYFZR]

Just got a guy of the yzf forum sending me a 520 47tooth sprocket for 45$ .. not bad and he said he shipping it first thing tomorrow .. Lets hope

[PIMPMYFZR]

**update **
So i borrowed a 32mm socket from a Belle tire shop across the street from my work , stop and buy an impact gun at murrays autoparts .Then i borrowed my buddy's air compressor .. Well , i get home take like 10min to fill up after 20 min trying to find the ON button <a metel lever peice> whoulda thought.. then i hook up the impact gun .. it drains the whole tank and not enough power , Now im pissed so i goto Home Depot and look for a bigger compressor , 300-400-500 im like hell il be damn just to change out a sprocket .. so my wife call me tell me bring some milk home goto meijers .. i pass the automotive section and see this

for 95$ so im like what the hell .. get home hook it up .. first try take the damn sprocket nut off ..
Then i took it back this morning got my money back ...Now the Bad News
i put the new sprocket on , screw in by hand can barely go past one turn so i take the ^^^^^^^^ new gun .. give it a twist and it spun the thing right off ... the thread seams to be messed up on the shaft and on the Nut .. i think im f'd i dunno but i turn the nut around and just tighten it that way because it wont tight the other way around .. Now im worried i might have to change out the whole shaft and i dont wanna open that engine up Man ....

[PIMPMYFZR]

So my sprocket nut won't screw it the way it came out? I can only screw it in with the recess part on the outside. Now what r my chances of this working ? And what r my chances its gonna undo or come apart?I put a shit load of loctite so I dunno.

[mrfreeze5]

Yeah, I had the same problem. I had a different sprocket and had a little raised section that I could grind down about 1mm that at least gave me full thread engagement with the nut flipped but no room for the safety washer. I used loctite, but didnt feel it was enough so I actually drilled into the transmission output shaft and tapped it for a bolt and used a large washer and loctite'd it in. Im not worried about it going anywhere.