24-08-12, 09:59 PM
Its worth noting that this nut replacement ONLY needs doing if the OD of the output shaft is less than a certain size (17mm from memory).
You CAN measure this with the nut and sprocket in place: you need a steel ruler and a close-up view and an understanding of the word "parallax".
Mine is a 2000 bike, 10K miles, it has never had its nut replaced, the output shaft is definitely greater than 17mm... (by at least 0.2mm) so I'm leaving it alone.
Probably corroded on by now anyway :eek .
You CAN measure this with the nut and sprocket in place: you need a steel ruler and a close-up view and an understanding of the word "parallax".
Mine is a 2000 bike, 10K miles, it has never had its nut replaced, the output shaft is definitely greater than 17mm... (by at least 0.2mm) so I'm leaving it alone.
Probably corroded on by now anyway :eek .