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RAL88

Hey Gang,

Some of my tools are back in Maryland. I have to buy a new socket so can someone tell me what size the pivot lock nut is on the pivot bolt on the final drive?

Thanks,
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:05 pm Post subject:

Ya' mean #6 in the picture?

I measured 27mm on my K100
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:11 pm Post subject:

But if you can beg or borrow an SAE socket, a 1-1/16 is a very good fit (I tried it).

Good luck Rich.
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drikko · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:46 pm Post subject:

If 1 1/16 is a tight fit then the right size is probably 27mm. If it was a loose fit then probably 26mm. The exact equivalent is 26.9875
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:55 pm Post subject:

Drikko,

You metric/inch conversion maniac. Very Happy

My caliper showed 27mm. The inch socket is 12 point, so it leaves a bit of slop- but I would use it confidently.

John
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drikko · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:20 pm Post subject:

Insert rant about archaic measuring systems here ----->

Laughing

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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:07 pm Post subject:

Tim (Midland Section) · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:37 pm Post subject:

Archaic measurement my arse (butt), Whitworth, BSF, Poles, perches, rods, chains, furlongs, cubits, hands, fathoms, etc. Now THAT'S archaic.
IIRC, didn't AF (SAE) Imperial bolts come from your side of the pond?
UK bikes have Km & Miles on the speedo, ideal when I ride back to the fatherland again later this year.
BTW The Norton has AF bolts on the frame, BSW threaded studs with AF nuts on the engine & the front wheel spindle is 16MM diameter.
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Flying Duck · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:52 pm Post subject:

US speedos also have MPH on the big numbers and a smaller inner set of numbers for kms. Handy when heading to Canada.

In the mid-seventies, after Canada had managed to pull it off, the US attempted to go metric but, like a lot of government initiatives here, failed miserably.

My undergrad degree is in engineering. We were taught in both systems but leaned towards the non-metric units a bit.

NASA found out the hard way why you shouldn't mix the two:
http://articles.cnn.com/1999-09-30/tech/9909_30_mars.metric_1_mars-orbiter-climate-orbiter-spacecraft-team?_s=PM:TECH
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RAL88 · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:25 pm Post subject:

Thanks gang. I'll be picking one up tomorrow.
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"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'97' R850GS-R

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:55 am Post subject: