Countershaft threads

[Mick Milakovic]

Dumb question, I know, but which way does the c/s nut turn when removing?  I tried both ways last night and could not budge it![:I]

[Don Roth]

Mick,
To quote the infamous D Wilford, "All nuts on the RHS of sachs motors are reverse threads" so to loosen the c/s you would turn clockwise.
-don

[firstturn]

Don,
  Bad Karma for your Sachs engines by picking on Doug.[8D]

Ron Carbaugh

[swamp fox]

Ron & Don,
Does that mean if I stand on the left side of the bike, I won't be nuts?

Robert Manucy
72 Berkshire
72 Six Day

[firstturn]

Robert,
  Only if you stand on your toes and spin clockwise.[:0]

Ron Carbaugh

[firstturn]

Robert,
  That is if your in the Northern Hemisphere.  Counter Clockwise if you are in the Southern Hemiphere.  And Robert we are not talking the Mason Dixon line in dividing up the North and the South Hemisphere[)].

Ron Carbaugh

[swamp fox]

Ron,
I didn't know there was any other line to divide it. Besides, when I got my motor back from Dr. Doug, it did have tag on it saying "Texas Twin - Hope you like it."  You don't suppose that was in reference to the displacement of cc for my Berkshire do you? Hmmm.

Robert Manucy
72 Berkshire
72 Six Day

[DKWRACER]

Just some food for thought....most air impacts develope their greatest torque in the CCW direction...this in anticipation of removing conventional threads, so use caution at full power on CCW tightening threads[)]
Adios from Denver.....

[Mick Milakovic]

I shoulda known better..........[)]

[firstturn]

Mick,
  You are our entertainment director.  It is fun to have the group we have with the answers we get:D.

Robert,
  I didn't know who got the twin, but be careful when you shift it to 7th![]



Ron Carbaugh

[DKWRACER]

Lines? ain't got no lines, cept when looking in the mirror[]
Boy, do I enjoy the humor and creativity of this site!!![)]
Tom.....

[Mick Milakovic]

All kidding aside, my KTM motor threads came off counter-clockwise.

[Dennis Jones]

Hi Mick, Boy am I relieved, that's the way I remember my piners came off after I kept trying to remove it clockwise [8] Was embarassed to speak up, thought maybe oldtimers was setting in.

Dennis Jones

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Dennis, you aren't the only one guilty of this mistake.  I would say over half the engines I have rebuilt over the years were brought to me after people couldn't get the nut off the counter shaft and/or the flywheel.[8D]

Ron Carbaugh

[swamp fox]

Ron,
I didn't know there was any other line to divide it. Besides, when I got my motor back from Dr. Doug, it did have tag on it saying "Texas Twin - Hope you like it."  You don't suppose that was in reference to the displacement of cc for my Berkshire do you? Hmmm.

Robert Manucy
72 Berkshire
72 Six Day