How do i loosen the front sprocket nut

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[quote author=nickodemon link=topic=18627.msg214650#msg214650 date=1446335291]
It won't matter if it is used straight on. The sprocket gets pressure from the chain pulling so me using an impact driver dead straight to the sprocket won't damage anything as the force is sideways just like the pressure of the chain, as impact drivers rotate just like the chain does... The force of the impact driver is used to rotate the impact driver, it won't damage the output shaft because it doesn't put pressure against the output shaft.

Ehhh no... That is not how impact drivers work.

Some of the force of the hammer blow driving through your bearings is translated into rotational movement to loosen the nut, and some of it isn't. They are your bearings so it is your choice but there is a reason why everyone else uses a breaker bar and not an impact driver for this job.
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More details here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0gSJa3L_7c


Does show a certain amount of force is applied along the axis of rotation regardless whether the nut's being tightened or loosened.