Hey, so first time I changed my front sprocket I undid the nut and the overly strong red loctite the factory uses welded the threads to the bolt and they came off with it. I was left with a completely smooth output shaft (no threads).
I ended up re-tapping the threads to a smaller diameter on the output shaft and getting a new bolt. However 15k mi later the nut has sheared the threads off again (happened while I was riding) and the front sprocket fell off.
Needless to say I NEVER want that to happen again, especially with all the long distance riding I do.
I am pretty mechanically capable, but I have no idea what is entailed in replacing this output shaft. Can anyone point me in the right direction as far as what the procedure would be?
Thanks!
I ended up re-tapping the threads to a smaller diameter on the output shaft and getting a new bolt. However 15k mi later the nut has sheared the threads off again (happened while I was riding) and the front sprocket fell off.
Needless to say I NEVER want that to happen again, especially with all the long distance riding I do.
I am pretty mechanically capable, but I have no idea what is entailed in replacing this output shaft. Can anyone point me in the right direction as far as what the procedure would be?
Thanks!