how the hell do you get it off? I took a 5lb slege to it and it wouldn't move back to the center so I could get off the ring clip! any ideas?

 

6lb sludge hammer? just kidding, squirt some WD-40 in there?

 

I've tried every thing that includeds hamers and lubes? has any one else took off there and bo they make a billet one?

 

hydraulic press - if you don't have access to one, a local machine shop can do it real quick, surely they wouldn't charge much, if anything a couple bucks.

 

I agree.... that damn thing is REALLY tight on the axle.

I ended up placing my axle vertical with the inside of the sprocket hub on the top of a vise (wheel hub on passenger side would be on the high side. With wheel hub on shifter side being low). This allowed even pressure across the sprocket hub. I used a 15lb sludge choked up to not mar the end of the axle or mushroom it. Gave it about... uhhhh... 20-30 good hard taps. And it came off. But I had to continue the influence with the sludge all the way off. Once off.... I found many small metal shavings from the sprocket hub. I'll use the same method but in reverse to put it back on.

A press would work wonders. But... at 1am ... they are hard to come by. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

ALSO....
I have an OEM shop manual on CD. It says nothing about taking off the Sprocket hub.
It does say the Rotor hub takes a special tool. Ya... and ya know the special tool in my garage was a large rubber mallet. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

Interesting. Definitely a well made machine.

 

i would think that by now they guy would have it off....

Rob

 

When I took mine off I just tapped it in with a hamer and took the clip out and tapped it off..... must be lucky lol RIGHT!!![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img]

 

Ya think?! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

no I diden't I just bought a rad axel!

 

just curious - why did any of you have to ever tae off the sprocket hub?

machine shops that straighten axles for $20 can do it whether the hub is on or not.