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Join Date: May 2024
Location: Florida
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I ran out of cut off wheels for my dremel tool but I have these pliers that managed to get the OEM carb screws out without much fuss even with the red thread lock on the bolts. Engineer PZ-57 Japanese pliers($16 on Amazon, a great alternative if you don't have a dremel tool or don't want to spend the money for this one job). You will need M4-.70x20mm screws to replace the OEM headless bolts.
I could only fit one .5mm shim under the needle and still have the white plastic needle retainer clip into the slide piston. ![]() |
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 2,535
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Lowered-Kickstand fix
I posted the 5/8" new lower mounting hole on the rear shock (post #59), which drops about 1.75" and if you drop the front forks about a half inch, you get a solid 2" lowering. I also compressed the preload by about 175 pounds (~ half inch @ 350 pounds per inch). This is a NICE way to stiffen and lower the bike moderately.
BUT, the kickstand is too long now. Aussie mentioned that the kickstand had nice thick walls, so I decided that my weak welding skills could be successfully brought to bear ![]() I took a ~1.25" section out, below the lower spring mounting post: I set it up pinning it vertically to a red landscaping cinderblock and ground off a section to pin the grounding clamp: A strip of masking tape was good enough to hold it for the first tack weld, then pulled the tape off and finished it off: Lovely weld, eh ![]() In my defense, most of that is slag. It was pretty good underneath the mess ![]() I filed off the crap and gave it a flat black finish. Done. The bike leans over nicely. You can even park it with the kickstand uphill now. Plenty strong enough. This worked out great.
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-2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it Last edited by Thumper; 07-04-2024 at 12:25 PM. |
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Join Date: May 2024
Location: Florida
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No, it's 31mm. I bought a 31mm socket and it fits perfectly compared to the loose fit of a 32mm. Nut 31.22mm 31mm socket 31.4mm 32mm socket 32.2mm (ISO/DIN standard: 32.08 - 32.48mm) If someone uses a 32mm with an impact to loosen it they are going to deform the nut. |
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 2,535
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32mm works. A 1-1/4" socket will also work. I use a breaker bar.
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-2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it Last edited by Thumper; 06-20-2024 at 11:40 AM. |
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Omaha, NE
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If a 32mm fits, also great, I would use that. If some standard size fits better than either of them, I would use that. My point is. Who cares? Use whatever fits the tightest or works. This is like arguing about who got more milk in their glass.
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Join Date: Feb 2021
Location: Kansas City
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I'm glad the 31mm socket works for you. My 32 works, and I have a 1-1/4" backup that works too. It's just a couple of turns to loosen, tightens easy to, and I like using a breaker bar to make it easy. It's like 55-60 foot pounds. No need to use an impact driver. I don't need to buy a new socket.
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Join Date: Nov 2022
Location: Pennsyltuckey
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I used an adjustable wrench because I couldn't find a suitable socket. I think I have a 11/4" socket so if I can find it easily I'll try it next time. Maybe buy the right socket some day.
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Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: Upstate SC
Posts: 314
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I'd appreciate it if like a half a dozen or so posts at the tail of this otherwise very helpful resource thread were deleted.
And then this one too. For the record, until a few posts back I never knew or cared what size the axle nut was. I just loosened and tightened it with whatever it was I had that fit. An adjustable wrench would work. I see it as a non-issue.
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Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Dayton Pa.
Posts: 915
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you are so right GypyR. a pair of good pliers wood work.
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