loosening a nut on a DT175

[lc4]

Dumb question but you have checked that the "lock washer" has been folded back?
Why anyone would use loctite  here is 

[bazza]

agree heat on it (may loosen locktite) then a LONG bar

[Mick D]

you can make your own clutch hub holder by welding a piece of flat steel to one of the steel plates to hold the hub.

obviously the flat steel needs to be narrow enough to exit though the hole between the clutch basket "Tangs"

The right tool for the job Mr Hoony,  So easy and so effective, if you have some spare clutch plates.

[lukeb1961]

total elapsed time, 16 minutes.

[Mick D]

total elapsed time, 16 minutes.

Great stuff Luke

[LWC82PE]

Why anyone would use loctite  here is 

Thats right but some people have no idea.

[Oldbiker]

well done Luke! yup I cant see any lockwasher on or under the nut. I have the nouse to remove that before I tried to loosen the nut...why would anyone use locktite here?

[Hoony]

so have you got it loose yet?

just out of interest is that area rusty or water damaged at all?

[All Things 414]

I get the piston to just before TDC (so as all the ports are closed), feed some small (clean) piece of rope (approx 10mm wide) in through the plug hole and then turn the motor a little more to lock her solid that way. Once said nut is loose (or whatever else your playing with that you don't want the engine to move with) I simply turn the motor in the oposite direction and the rope pulls neatly out.

 

[Mick D]

well done Luke! yup I cant see any lockwasher on or under the nut. I have the nouse to remove that before I tried to loosen the nut...why would anyone use locktite here?

Drugs, alcohol, ignorance, blended in copious proportions. Lets face face it you got to be happy they didn't have a welder  

[Oldbiker]

rope trick eh?? might try that 1

welder....cool
nah not this time...

[Mick D]

But in this case it is impossible for the old rope trick, it is useless, because the clutch pack is already removed. Aannd it is the centre clutch boss that old mate is on, not the clutch basket or crank nuts.   

[Oldbiker]

you got it Mick! I have found a lock washer UNDER the nut! Sheeit whoever did the last rebuild really stuffed it!

[Hoony]

what type of lock washer?

i gather it is not a "tang" type lock washer but a shakeproof, belville or spring washer then?

[Oldbiker]

got too dark in the garage tonight. I'll dig it out hopefully tomorrow and find out what the hell it is. This bike is a challenge, not a project bike! It has new rings and piston, chain and I cnt ride the bloody thing til I do the crank seals