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Hello everyone. I had my first foray into a real Commando repair this past weekend. I bought a Sparx, 3-phase alternator and ignition system for my MkIII.
This repair is going to take longer than I had expected since I ran into a bit of a hiccup. It took forever to get the old gasket off the primary and when that finally happened, I hit a wall.
I can't seem to get the rotor nut loose. This is not a reverse threaded nut is it? :?:
I put the bike in second gear and had my girlfriend basically stand on the rear brake and that bloody nut would not come loose. it actually seems as though the rotor nut is a special size since none of my sockets would fit, so I was CAREFULLY using an adjustable wrench.
As I was really laying into that nut, everything was turning with it and I experienced a feeling of the engine sprocket being spring-loaded.
As I was trying to loosen that nut, the asembly would turn (counter clockwise) and there was a bit of movement but as I would loosen my grip a bit, it felt like the assembly would spring back as if it was loading itself or winding.
What am I doing wrong and how can I get this bloody rotor nut loose?
All help is very much apreciated.
This repair is going to take longer than I had expected since I ran into a bit of a hiccup. It took forever to get the old gasket off the primary and when that finally happened, I hit a wall.
I can't seem to get the rotor nut loose. This is not a reverse threaded nut is it? :?:
I put the bike in second gear and had my girlfriend basically stand on the rear brake and that bloody nut would not come loose. it actually seems as though the rotor nut is a special size since none of my sockets would fit, so I was CAREFULLY using an adjustable wrench.
As I was really laying into that nut, everything was turning with it and I experienced a feeling of the engine sprocket being spring-loaded.
As I was trying to loosen that nut, the asembly would turn (counter clockwise) and there was a bit of movement but as I would loosen my grip a bit, it felt like the assembly would spring back as if it was loading itself or winding.
What am I doing wrong and how can I get this bloody rotor nut loose?
All help is very much apreciated.