Front cog on Multistrada

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winston

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I'm going down a tooth on the front cog. Took everything off yesterday after my ride to Devil's Bridge but could not budge the cog one way or the other. It just kept turning the engine over and dragging the bike. I even put the front of the bike against a wall but I just kept turning the back wheel. Am I missing something ? Any help would be much appreciated.
 
Get a willing volunteer to stand on the rear brake, stick it in gear and if that still doesn't work you'll need one of them paddock stands with the locking bar.

And have yer weetabix in the morning! ;)
 
Scott's right, the easiest wasy but it's long and drawn out is to whip the clutch plates out and put the holding tool in, comes off no problem but you do have to strip the clutch and you need the holding tool also :rolleyes:
 
Its a struggle without being able to lock the engine (clutch holding tool etc) I just managed to get mine undone with the method you mention but I had to get a lot of weight on the back wheel to stop it spinning. Its useless to try it on the paddock stand with the locking bar as all that happens is the back wheel turns and takes the stand with it!

I managed to do it on the Multi after a while but my 996r was a different matter. I broke 2 Halfords long breaker bars before giving up and taking it down to the local bike shop, even with the application of heat they couldnt get it undone! Tried 2 more garages who all failed until I took it to a mates place, He made a metal shield to protect the o rings of the chain and then heated the nut right up, still took a few attempts before it finally cracked loose.

Let me know if youre still struggling and I will nip round and give you a hand, I now also own the most unbreakable of breaker bars (Stahlwille) expensive but top quality.
 
MartinH said:
Its a struggle without being able to lock the engine (clutch holding tool etc) I just managed to get mine undone with the method you mention but I had to get a lot of weight on the back wheel to stop it spinning. Its useless to try it on the paddock stand with the locking bar as all that happens is the back wheel turns and takes the stand with it!

I managed to do it on the Multi after a while but my 996r was a different matter. I broke 2 Halfords long breaker bars before giving up and taking it down to the local bike shop, even with the application of heat they couldnt get it undone! Tried 2 more garages who all failed until I took it to a mates place, He made a metal shield to protect the o rings of the chain and then heated the nut right up, still took a few attempts before it finally cracked loose.

Let me know if youre still struggling and I will nip round and give you a hand, I now also own the most unbreakable of breaker bars (Stahlwille) expensive but top quality.
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Martin, use my clutch tool if it helps, its already at yours so if it makes life easier it would be daft not to !
 
I really must give you your tool back! Such a handy thing though, used it to put a pigeon out of its misery yesterday! Damn things keep flying in to my patio window.
 
Thanks for all the replies. I'll try again this weekend. Get the wife to sit on the back that should do it but don't tell her I said that. If it's too much trouble I'll keep the original on. It's just that I've got a spare 14 tooth that I didn't pay for and with all the luggage it would be better geared one tooth down. I did it on my 749 and had no problems.
 
On the 996 at one point I had a 16 stone lad sad on the bike with another lad holding the bike steady and I had a long breaker bar with a length of scaffold on the end! Its hard to imagine but with the extra leverage I had the back wheel off the ground with the lad sat on the bike and the other lad trying to hold it down! Nightmare! If it gets to that and you dont have oxy acetylene to get the nut very hot then its time to use the clutch holding tool.
 
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