TRICK FOR REMOVING CLUTCH HUB NUT!!! ????

Hey guys can anyone tell me a trick for removing the clutch hub nut. Ive tried like crazy to get this thing off but im afraid of rounding out the nut I ahve on order the clutch hub pliers to hold the hub but I dont know man seems shady as my previous idea was to shady for me to actually go through with
Any Advice?

Two words: air impact
















Or you can beat yourself crazy for hours at a time trying to get the damn thing to bugger off. The choice is yours my friend...

LOL thought of it and was great idea till I realized I dont have an impact gun LOL LOL I am trying to avoid that but if not I'll see if I can rent one from Home Depot or something

Throw your bike in a truck and take it to a small shop somewhere close, bring a dozen donuts and offer them up as payment for the guy willing to take 2 seconds to spin the nut off for you. Should be done in about 3.5 seconds...

LMAO!!!! You know I'm upset I cant get this thing off but your reply has put the biggest smile on my face LOL Oh and just one dozen or two it might take a whole 5 seconds LOL

szczupd wrote:

LMAO!!!! You know I'm upset I cant get this thing off but your reply has put the biggest smile on my face LOL Oh and just one dozen or two it might take a whole 5 seconds LOL

have you tried putting a big box end wrench on it and tapping the wrench handle with a hammer?

The other thing is one of those strap wrenches everybody sells for gripping clutches.

Im afraid to tap on a wrench like that, i was always told to apply steady pressure in a situatuion like this and the elastic grip wrench thing I tried already, nuts to thats idea she just spins:unsure:

breaker bar with 10' cheater pipe while somebody holds the brakes for ya :laugh:

just put the right sized wrench on it and smack the hell out of the other end with a hammer.... it "shocks" it loose.. same basic principle as an impact gun....

Barber wrote:

just put the right sized wrench on it and smack the hell out of the other end with a hammer.... it "shocks" it loose.. same basic principle as an impact gun....

+1 A steady pressure twist is actually what can shear things off, the sharp jolt is what makes things break loose.

Dumb question: did you try spraying the hell out of the nut with penetrating oil spray?

The other tool which might work is a hand drive impact driver. They are cheap (I think I have thee of them) and they have a 1/2 drive head on them you can put a socket on. You smack them on the end with a hammer and they twist the head. Only worry is it may not be a good idea to be smacking inward on the end of the crankshaft (?)

Here's an example:

www.tooltopia.com/index.asp?PageAction=V...m_campaign=nextag_r1

PLUMMEN wrote:

breaker bar with 10' cheater pipe while somebody holds the brakes for ya :laugh:

I seem to remember way back when I changed my clutch having my left foot on the rear brake pedal while I beat on the wrench....:laugh:

I suppose that means I had it in gear?

i use a penny in between the gears...wont hurt the gears as copper is a softer metal.