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Post by RedAndBlack on Sept 25, 2017 17:34:41 GMT -7
Edit: SOLVED
So I'm going to be doing a tire swap soon and realized I need a 24 mm hex bit to take off the front axle. But I've tried searching and the only ones available are insanely expensive impact wrench hex bits.
Does anybody know where I can get one for half drive?
I do not want to buy Motion Pro one since I already have the other sizes and they don't seem to fit right on certain bikes with shallow axle sockets anyway. |
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Post by mrhix on Sept 25, 2017 18:10:21 GMT -7
I use the Motion Pro steel one. Works fine for me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 18:17:34 GMT -7
RedAndBlack Get a 5/8" spark plug socket and remove the rubber insert with pliers if it has one. Insert the square end of a 3" or longer extension into the open end. The hex end of the socket will fit the axle. Its not an exact fit but you won't be putting much torque on this side since you're only keeping it from turning.  In this pic, the left side of the socket goes into the axle. The left side of the extension goes into the right side of the spark plug socket. Hold it in place with a 3/8" ratchet on the female end of the extension.  ' Totally scalped these pics from an FJR forum  Its still a yammie.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 18:23:38 GMT -7
Also, you usually do not need any tool to loosen the axle nut if you leave the pinch bolts tightened.
When installing the axle again, it is good practice to tighten the axle nut first and then the pinch bolts. This ensures that the fork legs are tightened against the flange on the axle and the shoulder of the nut.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Sept 25, 2017 18:23:41 GMT -7
Is the Axle even threaded into the forks?? I'm reading the service manual and it gives no indication the Axle is threaded with the exception of where the 32 mm bolt is.
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Post by RedAndBlack on Sept 25, 2017 18:32:00 GMT -7
I use the Motion Pro steel one. Works fine for me. Cheers, MrHix Does it fit properly all the way into the Axle? I used one on a friend's bike and the smaller 19mm bit prevented it from getting flush into the Axle. Made it real uncomfortable to torque. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 18:45:28 GMT -7
Is the Axle even threaded into the forks?? I'm reading the service manual and it gives no indication the Axle is threaded with the exception of where the 32 mm bolt is. Nope. Once you remove the axle nut and loosen the pinch bolts the axle will slide right out if you lift the front wheel a bit to take weight off the axle. |
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Post by mrhix on Sept 25, 2017 19:45:29 GMT -7
I use the Motion Pro steel one. Works fine for me. Cheers, MrHix Does it fit properly all the way into the Axle? I used one on a friend's bike and the smaller 19mm bit prevented it from getting flush into the Axle. Made it real uncomfortable to torque. It goes in about 1/2" and is a good fit. I tighten the axle to the nut, then tighten the pinch bolts. If you really find torquing the axle & nut to final torque with the tool, snug it up and tighten the pinch bolts on the inset hex end of the axle, then torque to final value as mentioned by smanz. MrHix |
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Post by zenmoto on Sept 26, 2017 11:34:53 GMT -7
Am I missing something? You just mean a 34mm socket, right? I bought a cheap impact set from Harbor Freight so I'd have a large enough socket for the nut on the front and rear axle (same size) and that's what I use with a 1/2" drive ratchet. ...I think that set represent 100% of the HF tools I own. lol You shouldn't need any large hex / allen wrenches, just the small ones for the bodywork and slightly larger for the pinch bolts (I forget the size off the top of my head). The front axle is not threaded and there's no need to turn it. just remove the nut, loosen the pinch bolts, and tap out the axle. I'm on my 6th or 7th set of tires (change them all myself) and it's easy-peasey. ...though you do need to remove the brake calipers first and carefully fish them out of the rims; it's a tight fit, and you don't want to scratch them all up.  |
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Post by mattjohnson491 on Sept 26, 2017 13:04:00 GMT -7
Am I missing something? You just mean a 34mm socket, right? I bought a cheap impact set from Harbor Freight so I'd have a large enough socket for the nut on the front and rear axle (same size) and that's what I use with a 1/2" drive ratchet. ...I think that set represent 100% of the HF tools I own. lol You shouldn't need any large hex / allen wrenches, just the small ones for the bodywork and slightly larger for the pinch bolts (I forget the size off the top of my head). The front axle is not threaded and there's no need to turn it. just remove the nut, loosen the pinch bolts, and tap out the axle. I'm on my 6th or 7th set of tires (change them all myself) and it's easy-peasey. ...though you do need to remove the brake calipers first and carefully fish them out of the rims; it's a tight fit, and you don't want to scratch them all up. Do you bead the tires on yourself and balance them or take them somewhere? this is one of the few things I dont do myself, would love to learn how |
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Post by evitzee on Sept 26, 2017 13:09:30 GMT -7
Am I missing something? You just mean a 34mm socket, right? The rear axle nut is 32mm, I bought a 32mm, 1/2" drive socket and it worked perfectly on the back nut when I last adjusted the chain tension. I'm assuming the front is the same, 32mm, although I've never removed the front wheel. |
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Post by RedAndBlack on Sept 26, 2017 14:07:10 GMT -7
Am I missing something? You just mean a 34mm socket, right? I bought a cheap impact set from Harbor Freight so I'd have a large enough socket for the nut on the front and rear axle (same size) and that's what I use with a 1/2" drive ratchet. ...I think that set represent 100% of the HF tools I own. lol You shouldn't need any large hex / allen wrenches, just the small ones for the bodywork and slightly larger for the pinch bolts (I forget the size off the top of my head). The front axle is not threaded and there's no need to turn it. just remove the nut, loosen the pinch bolts, and tap out the axle. I'm on my 6th or 7th set of tires (change them all myself) and it's easy-peasey. ...though you do need to remove the brake calipers first and carefully fish them out of the rims; it's a tight fit, and you don't want to scratch them all up. I think I was operating under the presumption that the axle was threaded into the fork as well, not just the bolt. I have never had a bike where the axle wasn't threaded into the fork. I thought maybe the fork was threaded as well as the bolt and that you would need a 24 mm hex bit to unscrew the axle from the forks as well as hold the axle in place while you torqued or untorqued the axle bolt.
And I think its a 32 mm socket, not 34.
I'm going to try the wheel change with just the 32 MM socket and using the pinch bolts to hold the axle in place from spinning. Hopefully that works. Consider this one solved.
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