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XT600 flywheel HOLDER (how to torque it?)
Hi all,

I can find a million things on flywheel removal but not so many on how to install it.

How do you guys hold the engine/flywheel to torque the nut?
Officially, you need one of these:

However the OEM one is €120+.

Non-OEMs, are all too small or still way over €70 for such a simple tool.

I also looked into using one of these:


However for some reason these are also 50+ euros and I don't know what size to buy.

Any tips?

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You might need some flat surface and extra pair of hands with reasonable power. In the better case some kind of engine holder. DIY approach works fine as well, even simplest one made with wood&metal.
Or just placing engine back in the frame...

About flywheel holder, could suggest same DIY stuff, it's quite straightforward thing, just avoid metal-to-metal contact and take care of magnetic markings on the outer surface.

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One of these might work
https://www.harborfreight.com/lockin...amp-36813.html

You would have to ensure the chain is long enough.
Some brands have longer chains.
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One of these might work
https://www.harborfreight.com/lockin...amp-36813.html

You would have to ensure the chain is long enough.
Some brands have longer chains.
Yeah, I ended up buying something similar but then made of some sort of rubber steel. Let's see how it goes...

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That tool looks a bit light weight for the job?...if it doesnt work and presuming engine is in bike...weld a steel bar onto an old counter shaft sprocket and install on bike and put in gear....torque up flywheel. Easy. Not the recommended way but have done it a few times like this with no issue. If the engine is out and cylinder off I place hammer handle between balance shaft and crank weights to lock crankshaft and then torque up.
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That tool looks a bit light weight for the job?...if it doesnt work and presuming engine is in bike...weld a steel bar onto an old counter shaft sprocket and install on bike and put in gear....torque up flywheel. Easy. Not the recommended way but have done it a few times like this with no issue. If the engine is out and cylinder off I place hammer handle between balance shaft and crank weights to lock crankshaft and then torque up.
Yeah, it might be, but it was only €7 so I'll just try it. Might add a bicycle tyre for extra grip.
Engine is out of the bike, so... and I don't have welding equipment nor old counter shaft sprockets ..
The hammer handle tip is nice, thanks! Might use that to torque the balancer-nut and see how that goes!
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the one you bought is for oil filters, I have one in front of me as im chanigng the filter in my girlfriend's mother Opel.... good up to 100mm diameter, am not near an alternator rotor now, but sounds too small IMHO
if you have the cyl off, then yes, a wood spar dropped into the gap between crank webs is great.
if you have access to an impact wrench, cordless or air driven, that works a threat as the rotor mass acts as counterweight.
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the one you bought is for oil filters, I have one in front of me as im chanigng the filter in my girlfriend's mother Opel.... good up to 100mm diameter, am not near an alternator rotor now, but sounds too small IMHO
if you have the cyl off, then yes, a wood spar dropped into the gap between crank webs is great.
if you have access to an impact wrench, cordless or air driven, that works a threat as the rotor mass acts as counterweight.
The one I bought is specifically up to 150mm diameter. Generator housing should be about 140mm.
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good, if it's that big it should do the job. post the link to where you found it , might want one for myself!
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good, if it's that big it should do the job. post the link to where you found it , might want one for myself!
Only got to test it out yesterday, and it worked perfectly:

Put an old bicycle inner tube for grip:



Handle can be stopped for easy torquing or removal



Didn't even have to tighten the tool much, took 120nm first try.

I bought it here from a local website, but the tool is the BGS 1027:

https://www.amazon.com/BGS-1027-Filt...gateway&sr=8-1

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