triple tree nut removal

[gdonlo04]

what type of wrench/socket is needed to remove the center nut for 1978 gl 1000. it is round nut with 4 cuts in it.

[CYBORG]

Special socket. Most make one out of a cheap normal socket

[ericheath]

Some say these work for a variety of Wing specialty fasteners.

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[tlbranth]

I made mine from a length of pipe

[rcmatt007]

I just used a drift and hammer.... tap tap tap

[Sugs]

I just used a drift and hammer.... tap tap tap

+1 That's how I do it as well.

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[tlbranth]

I just used a drift and hammer.... tap tap tap

+1 That's how I do it as well.

You guys that actually make a tool have too much time on your hands...

Probably. With a tool, though, you can get a better feel for tightness. On my GL1500, there's a sequence of torques and maneuvers necessary to get it right. Can't do that with a punch. On the older bikes, it's more by feel.

[Track T 2411]

I just used a drift and hammer.... tap tap tap

+1 That's how I do it as well.

You guys that actually make a tool have too much time on your hands...

Probably. With a tool, though, you can get a better feel for tightness. On my GL1500, there's a sequence of torques and maneuvers necessary to get it right. Can't do that with a punch. On the older bikes, it's more by feel.

The FSM does provide a sequence for installing the nut properly... Just saying...

[CYBORG]

And anyone who only has a hammer and chisel in their tool box has a machine with rounded heads on nuts and bolts. I have seen why to many triple tree fasteners that are so chewed up the proper tool won't even fit it. Ya, I'm a tool whore. But using the proper tool for the job, makes the job more enjoyable. The fork nut is probable the most abused of any on our bikes. I've thrown away, and replaced any number of one that had been hammered on. The few minutes it takes to make a proper tool is better spent then the time it takes to remove one with a hammer. And then there is the torque issue. How do you get the proper torque with a hammer?
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