front wheel help

[Briank]

06 model. front axle. what size allen wrench do i need for that? thanks........

[cheapbastard]

22mm

[Briank]

thanks. i wish they would make it easy on me and use a bolt head instead of allen head........... :hammer:

[ctrhenry]

now , good luck finding a 22 mm allen , i havent yet found one , snap on
proto
stanley
armstrong
williams
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matco

nada

[Curmudgeon]

Any 7/8" hex male works well.

I use a spark plug socket with 7/8" flats at the top outside of the socket. I insert the top of the spark plug socket in the axle hole, then drive the socket with the 3/8" extension on my 3/8" ratchet. Two nice things about this approach are that it's inexpensive and that it's possible to use a torque wrench when tightening.

[ This message was edited by: Curmudgeon on 2007-01-02 19:14 ]

[HiVel]

Check out the Motion Pro T-6 hexaxle tool - aluminum and is sizes 17, 19 22 AND 24mm . 3/8" DRIVE-TORQUES TO 90 LBS (REALLY NICE-they have an all steel one too)
Pricey at $ 30 but is 4 in one tool and very handy for most of your bikes. Item number 08-0355 i think.
www.motionpro.com

[ctrhenry]

just found it at mcmastercarr.com

part number is 6958A35

about 17.00 for a long arm hex, which i would cut off a piece of to use in a socket for torqueing it back up and use the rest for breaking it free for removal :-D

[cheapbastard]

On 2007-01-02 19:09, HiVel wrote:
Check out the Motion Pro T-6 hexaxle tool - aluminum and is sizes 17, 19 22 AND 24mm . 3/8" DRIVE-TORQUES TO 90 LBS (REALLY NICE-they have an all steel one too)
Pricey at $ 30 but is 4 in one tool and very handy for most of your bikes. Item number 08-0355 i think.
www.motionpro.com

yep, that's what I use Hivel, didn't have to buy one, one of my good friends did, so I just use his. :-D

[3forme]

Brilliant idea Curmudgeon. I'll try that next time. I've been using a bolt with a nut threaded up tight to the bolt head and then using a socket on it. Works good, but I like your idea better. Why spend the money on a 'one use wrench' when your other tools will do the job?
Call me 'cheap', just don't call me a 'cheapbastard'! :-D :-D :-D :hammer: :wink:

[Eldercanuck]

My neighbour showed me the <$1 method to solving this front wheel issue:

Step 1: Go to hardware store.
Step 2: Find a nut that measures 22mm across.
Step 3: Find a bolt that threads into said nut.
Step 4: Weld nut to bolt.
Step 5: Use appropriate-sized socket to wield new "tool".

The man's a total genius!