lightest tools to carry for countershaft sprocket change

[Alex mcfarland]

Hi, I'm new to this list and to my KLR650 A3 with 15k mi. I'm impressed with all the great advice and discussion so far. I went to replace my chain this morning and the front cog was jiggly loose. The bolts were tight but there is play in it still. The chain that came off was really nasty with tight spots and funky to adjust. I fear it was in bad shape and ridden that way for a while. It was probably the stock chain. So my question is: I'm leaving on a 2000 mile trip monday and is it incredibly foolish to still go? How much play should be in the front cog and how extensive the repair? Thanks for any help/advise Regards, Alex __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Jones wrote:

> Howdy listers, > I'm going to the Horizons Unlimited meeting in Creel, Mexico again this > year. Last year, > it would have been helpful to be able to change down to a 14 tooth > sprocket for the > technical sections and then back to a 15 tooth for the highway parts. > There's a good > chance I'm going to be trying an even more technical ride this year and > the 14 tooth > would be GOOD. I could just leave it on for the whole ride but I want > to have the > flexibility to change back to a 15 or even 16 tooth if faced with a long > highway drone > home. I've already replaced the countershaft nut with Jake's Left Nut. > I've paired down > my toolkit trying to save weight so I don't want to carry a big, heavy > wrench. Anyone > have any lightweight ideas? Best I've been able to come up with is > cutting off a 27mm > (correct size I think) box end wrench and leaving a stub to lever on > with a hopefully > easy-to-find cheater bar. > Jeff Jones

Whatever you decide to do, make sure you have a 30mm wrench for Jake's nut. The stock nut is 27mm.