Help please - socket size?
 

Hi y'all, just been phoned by a mate who is panicking as he prepares for his holiday on his 916. He needs to know the size of the socket to buy for the rear wheel. This is the smaller of the two for adjusting the chain, not the biggun for removing the wheel (he has that one). If anyone can tell me I'd really appreciate it. Unfortunately hs ie away working and not near his bike to measure it.

Thanks
Henry

42mm off the top of my head for the wheel side, I'll see if I can find the hub/sprocket side...

You don't need to undo that nut to adjust the chain though!

Loosen the two bolts at the back of the swingarm, and in his toolkit he should have what looks like a C-Spanner, this slots in behind the sprocket onto the castellated nut, that adjusts the eccentric hub, then retighten the 2 bolts, job done



[Edited on 27-6-2005 by JPM]

Sprocket side flange nut is 41mm

The two hub Bolts are 14mm.

Ah .... I see. I have just phoned him and it seems he has just learnt something new about his bike (had it since new in 1997!). He is very grateful for the info though, as he now doesn't need to buy/carry another socket. He figured taking odd sized ones would be wise in case he got stuck out in rural France. He has the C spanner so he'll be fine.

Thanks for the swift reply Jon.

Cheers to bolds and AGE996 too for info.

These may help

and this

Cheers Chris. I'll pass that on to him.