clutch ret nut

two-stroke-brit · Post by **two-stroke-brit** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:55 pm

how do you hold the clutch hub solid while you undo the retaining nut.

any help is most welcome.
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two-stroke-brit · Post by **two-stroke-brit** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:32 pm

i should add it is a 73 gt750

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:09 pm

I just undid the one on my old GT550 motor by holding it with a gloved hand and using an impact wrench. You might use a strap wrench also as a "hold back".

For regular hand tools you could weld a handle on an old steel plate and use that to hold the hub while loosening the nut.

rngdng · Post by **rngdng** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:37 pm

A steel plate and a pair of thin vise-grips will also work, but in my mind, the air wrench is a MUST.

Lane

tz375 · Post by **tz375** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:55 am

You really should get a clutch holding tool. John "bighole" Fry made a nunch of them to the Pinkpossum design .

PM him and see if he has any left or if he can make one for you. They are cheap and effective and much better than the vice grip types and they prevent damage to the clutch drum and basket.

A brilliant design, well executed.

two-stroke-brit · Post by **two-stroke-brit** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:45 pm

i used lanes advise of vise grips on the steel plate .
i also got an air impact wrench ,that makes life soooo much easier.
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