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tightening not on starter clutch

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dshroyer

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The nut that holds my starter clutch came loose on my 81 GS 1100E, I pulled the crank case off and tightened everything. The problem is, I can not torque the nut down very tight before the crank turns. I tried it as is and the the bike turned over twice before it came loose again. How can I get it tighter? Would thread lock be a bad idea?

Dave
 
Put it into fifth, have someone stand on the back break and give it a turn... Make sure that the end was not damaged and hit the parts with some break clean first.
 
lecroy said:
Put it into fifth, have someone stand on the back break and give it a turn... Make sure that the end was not damaged and hit the parts with some break clean first.
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OR, put a 2x4 through the spokes in the back wheel under the swingarm. Works good too.
 
Putting the bike in 5th gear and a 2 x 4 through the rear rim works well if you have a mag wheel. For a spoked wheel. its better to put it in 5th gear and have someone hold the rear brake pedal down. Yes, blue loctite is a good idea. Its always worked well for me.

Earl
 
Use a 1/2 inch drive air impact to install the nut & put RED loctite on the threads the nut goes on. Blue loctite is useless in this application. Ray.
 
If I recall correctly I just put a copper coin between the teeth of the small and large gear and had no problem.
 
Thanks

Thanks

Thanks for the advice everything worked great. I got my bike together yesterday and let the locktite dry over night, and took herfor a ride today, even started without any choke.

Thanks again
Dave
 
dshroyer said:
Thanks for the advice everything worked great. I got my bike together yesterday and let the locktite dry over night, and took herfor a ride today, even started without any choke.

Thanks again
Dave
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Dave,
If it was cold out this is NOT a good thing.
 
Blue Loctite in that application on an 85 1150E was doing just fine 40K miles later when I sold it.

Earl


rapidray said:
Use a 1/2 inch drive air impact to install the nut & put RED loctite on the threads the nut goes on. Blue loctite is useless in this application. Ray.
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Had the camera out today. I love home made tools made of old parts....
The one to the right works great to hold the clutch when you hit the nut with an air wrench. The other I use to tighten that same nut and also the starter nut on the bench (once the clutch is installed).
custom_tools.jpg
 
Not arguing, but blue thread sealer is only intended for light to medium duty use.
Red thread sealer is used for higher torque values such as the rotor nut.
 
Thanks Keith. After being a licensed motorcycle mechanic for over 20 years it's nice to hear someone else with experience speak up. Ray.
 
lecroy said:
Had the camera out today. I love home made tools made of old parts....
The one to the right works great to hold the clutch when you hit the nut with an air wrench. The other I use to tighten that same nut and also the starter nut on the bench (once the clutch is installed).
custom_tools.jpg
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Good stuff Mark!
Kris, warm up the welder!
 
starter clutch

starter clutch

rapidray said:
Use a 1/2 inch drive air impact to install the nut & put RED loctite on the threads the nut goes on. Blue loctite is useless in this application. Ray.
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+1 on the above response!
 
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