Tool for Front Axle Removal

[losangeles_S4]

What size allen do I need to remove the front wheel?
So retarded that this stuff is not included in the tool kit.

2002 S3 waiting for new rubbers to be installed.

[dblhelx]

22mm allen.

I got mine from www.snapon.com that fits onto a wrench

I just saw one in a local cycle supply store that had multiple sizes on one piece.

[losangeles_S4]

Thanks.. greatly appreciated.

[Eldercanuck]

Or, if you want to go the truly cheap b route:

(1) go to hardware store
(2) find a nut that measures 22mm across
(3) find a bolt to fit that nut
(4) weld nut to bolt
(5) new "tool" can be used with a standard socket set

Total cost: <$1

[bikeman]

I use a 13/16th's craftsman spark plug socket turned around backwards. The hex fits in perfectly then use a regular ratchet with an extension to turn the plug wrench from the other side. Not sure if that size is the same for the older S3s though.

Mike

[dr_gallup]

1050 axle is 22mm (close enough to 13/16 that that trick works) but the previous bikes are smaller. Not sure but I think 18 mm? I just use a piece of stainless steel 22 mm hex stock that we use to make oxygen sensor shells at work. I guess not everybody has chunks of that laying around?

[v3rp]

Copied from the S3 FAQ above, but worth repeating...

02 S3 takes a 17mm bolt, not a 22mm. Motion Pro makes a handy 4 in 1 axle tool that has the common hex sizes (17, 19, 22, 24mm). Only the cro-moly version has 4 sizes, the aluminum does not have the 17mm size. www.motionpro.com. Does the job for Speedy and my FJR.

[losangeles_S4]

Awesome! Thanks! Sears told me today the biggest they had was 17mm.. so thats great news now!!

[SP3inAZ]

Hi Eric - I bought mine at
Sears - Don't remember what I paid, but at least it wasn't outrageous. That Sargent seat still holding up for ya?

Mark G

[losangeles_S4]

Wrench was $9 at Sears. The seat is great.