The offending spring, nut and the solution

Hi All,

ok....

had GREAT luck today! Thanks....

after looking around at a few different things (and weighing all the GOOD advice/suggestions), the BELOW is what i came up with to get that nut off...

(see the pic below)

1) had the bike on the side stand and in gear

2) used the "clutch tool"(but first used a grinding stone to grind down the metal slats a little bit - they were a bit too wide to fit nicely within the spaces of the clutch) - had this tool ludge against the bolt of the foot peg as a "stress bearing member" - cable ties are there just to keep it from moving around; this is positioned at ~6 o'clock

3) based on advice from a guy at a cycle shop, i picked up 2 HUGE screw drivers and have them wedged in as well (they're at ~10 and 11 o'clock); i figured to keep them in place i would attach them (with hose clamps) to the bike's frame - again as "stress bearing members"

4) got myself a length of pipe as a "breaker bar"

I held my breath, said a little prayer (only kidding) and gave the pipe one good HEAVE!!

!

i heard/felt some movement!

did it again...

ZIP!

right off!

THANKS!!!

hey....

thanks for the tip and sorry for the "mess"

here is the pic of the broken spring...

and here is the piece of the spring that fell out when i opened the engine cover