| Author | Message | ||
     John_s |
I'm installing the front drive sprocket for the rear drive belt on a 1997 M2. I torqued to 50 lb/ft and am doing the last 45 degrees. do i need the HD 41321 special tool to keep the sprocket from turning or does someone know the "trick" set up? thanks. | ||
| Blake |
Impact wrench? | ||
| Big_koch |
You can try the impact wrench but if the magnets in your charging system don't like it and let go you'll be sorry. Try installing the belt and then putting a thick dowel between the spokes of the rear wheel so it lays against the swingarm on the sides and keeps it from turning. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Or have somebody stand on the rear brake... I seem to remember doing it balancing precariously standing on the rear brake while also standing on a torque wrench, feeling for the click with my feet... I'm a very talented cheapskate  | ||
| Blake |
"You can try the impact wrench but if the magnets in your charging system don't like it and let go you'll be sorry." Operating on the secondary drive sprocket, that should be a very minimal risk, especially if the belt is resisting the torque. I like Bill's suggestion to use the rear brake. It's a method I've used multiple times. | ||
| John_s |
Thanks for the brake suggestion, it came up from someone else also. I actually was able to borrow the correct tool and it worked out fine. |
