clutch hub nut

[Andy B]

hey guys,

Ran into a snag with my rebuild - I cant get the clutch hub nut to budge!

tried the impact gun, no dice.... had some spare clutch plates so made a hub holder up.



holding in place and breaker bar to undo and still do dice.. the engine is even lifting off the ground its that tight...

its not a reverse thread jobbie or something daft is it? Any tips/pointers would be very appreciated at this point...

Cheers,
Andy

[Pedro]

Just stupid tight....

Much easier in the frame but that's not much help is it?

I used what you have in the pictures and a four foot scaffold tube - I bent a 20mm diameter breaker bar getting it undone

[damien666]

Was the impact gun meaty enough? As they vary a lot in torque/ shock impact effect.

[Dukedesmo]

Impact gun is more likely to shift it without damage or injury - get a bigger one...

[Andy B]

Cheers guys... good to know i'm not just being a pansy....

was a 14.4v snap on gun.... more than a few years old though mind... hmm... perhaps i'll try and lug the lump into work 'again' and see if the air guns will have any more luck.... had another heave on the old breaker bar and between the metal bar I welded to the plates bending and feeling like risking a hernia i've given it a rest for the day.....

if the air gun in work doesn't solve it i'll leave it till the engines back in the frame i think....

[gemantsdad]

I had same trouble with mine, bought 240v impact wrench from machine mart, about £55 in the no vat offer, undone in about 5 seconds! no risk of slipping and hurting yourself or engine/bike.

[Andy B]

i keep looking at impact guns but always have a heart attack when the snap-on guy drops off his weekly flyer and they're in there.... and i don't think I trust the cheapy jobbies on ebay....

but I must admit - i've never thought about a 240v one.... just had a gander on machine mart and the clarke one's on there for 68 quid... 450Nm should be sufficient eh? i could probably stomach that price for this job alone the grief and swearing i've had today

pity my impact sockets only go up to 27mm mind.. more spending

[Mr Gazza]

They seem to be available for hire.

http://www.speedyservices.com/02_029...0v-1-2in-drive

Cheaper than buying...Possibly worth looking a into a local hire firm?

[Mr Gazza]

There ya go...A cheaper one.

http://www.mammoth-hire.co.uk/produc...ectric-120005/

Also a list of shops if you scroll down....Sorry don't know where Bromborough is so you will know which one is nearest you.

[jerry]

I have a clarke one 240v from machine mart its very powerful and can undo anything on bike or cars ,
the battery ones loose torque after a while ...

[slob]

I was quite surprised but even a rechargable impact wrench supplies about 20% more torque thsn my 'windy gun'

Third or fourth the Machine Mart ones, awesome bit of kit for what it costs

[damien666]

Andy b mentioned trying an old snap-on cordless impact gun at first. If anyone ever decides to invest and upgrade, consider the Milwaukee. A chap at work has one. A right bit of kit!

[jerry]

battery ones a fine when new but after a while they rapidly loose ability to fully recharge the battery and so lose to much torque ,,,, thats why 240v is better long term

[damien666]

Originally Posted by jerry

battery ones a fine when new but after a while they rapidly loose ability to fully recharge the battery and so lose to much torque ,,,, thats why 240v is better long term

Unless they're lithium and have a proper warranty :-)