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Hi Folks,
I've got three new tab washers and a re-zinced rear sprocket and nuts going together. The nuts are ready for torquing down but I don't want to end up with chisel/ pry marks on the new zinc coating....

Any tips for how you bend up the three 2 holed tab washers on rear sprocket without damaging the finish on sprocket underneath please?

Needs to look like this at the end.



Was thinking about sticking a small flat thing under edge of tab before the nut is torqued down - so I can start to raise it without chiseling under the tab and marking the sprocket. Once it is raised a few mill I was going to use pair of angled grips with tape over the jaws to squeeze it onto the nut.

Any ideas / techniques would be appreciated. Ta from Mark

hi mark i usually gently lever up the edge of the tab washer with a wood chisel then use a pair of adjustable pipe wrenches to secure the washer against the nut
regards paul

Mark
Bend a small lip on the 2 edges that are to be folded up with a pair of pliers and a rag before you put the bolts through them, then once torqued up tap them over with a piece of brass flat bar as a chisel/drift.
Regards
Steve

jack hammer and crow bar .the harley way

Thanks fellas,
I pre-marked the angles to bend on the washers and started the bend before fitting. Gaffa tape on tip of chisel and grips and job's a good un.
Don't think I have damaged the zinc finish any where.

Even managed to make those little triangle shapes pointing out towards the rim like the factory fellas did.
Thanks again from Mark

make yourself a nylon "chisel" for the next time.

Is this a "wind up"????

Mark, I have four items to add to your methods... Some already mentioned.

1. Use stainless steel tab-washers & nuts (departing from standard, but look's great).
2. Pre-bend tab-washers in soft-jaw vice, just one side. I have seen your double side .. angled towards rim, however, I'm not sure if it was common.. Could be wrong on this!
3. Use brass punch/ chisel to flatten one edge of both ends of the tab-washer. Your Gaffa-tape idea is good!
4 *** Use a small amount of anti-scuffing paste under each nut to avoid twisting/ bending the tab-washer when torquing up.

I have laboured over this task often.
RegardZ.

PAULJAC47 wrote:Is this a "wind up"????

don't look like it Paul different strokes an all that

Thanks Garn
Your input is always wise.
I went for the double bend because my own bike was on original chain & sprox and had it as standard, the Kawa 650 Service Manual and owners hand book show it in the example pics, and original 650 sales brochure pics I have seen all show the double bend triangle shape - so I think it was fairly common from the factory on those bikes.
Appreciate you can dispense with them if you use locking nuts etc. but I wanted to try and get a factory standard look.

I had never heard of anti scuffing paste - that's something else you have taught me - what is the brand name for that product?
Cheers from Mark

pertonpc wrote:Thanks Garn
Your input is always wise.
I went for the double bend because my own bike was on original chain & sprox and had it as standard, the Kawa 650 Service Manual and owners hand book show it in the example pics, and original 650 sales brochure pics I have seen all show the double bend triangle shape - so I think it was fairly common from the factory on those bikes.
Appreciate you can dispense with them if you use locking nuts etc. but I wanted to try and get a factory standard look.

I had never heard of anti scuffing paste - that's something else you have taught me - what is the brand name for that product?
Cheers from Mark

Rocol

PAULJAC47 wrote:Is this a "wind up"????

You crease me up you do Paul

Thanks for that Keith,
not seen their products round here - will keep my eyes open.

Here you are Mark , new tin design on the right , i added the plug box for comparison .
Its very good stuff but the price is er sobering

ditch the tab washers, use a flat washer, then apply a medium to high strength Loctite(usually a green colour) thats what I'd do. BUZZARD