Gen 1 front axle tool

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Check out the ratchet end of any spark plug size sockets you may have, (not the cheap flimsy metal ones in your bike kit, they just bend)  I have one that's got a spanner 'nut' on top that's the correct fit for the front spindle, saves buying more tools.  Simply put the small extension bar through the open end of the spark plug socket and put the 'top' end of the socket into the spindle.    If you ain't got one, then yeah, then hex tool's what you're gonna need.