starter nut

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- March 16, 2014 at 3:17 pm #23915
  
  Bryan Williams
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  ok. im semi new to this but have taken a few different clutches and starter nuts on and off. Is it normal to have Loctite on the starter nut? The lady I bought the setup from new almost nothing so Im sure calling and asking if there was Loctite applied would not help.
- March 16, 2014 at 4:31 pm #23921
  
  tony zambos
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  Bryan,
  
  The last thing you want to is to put a wrench on the crank, opposite of the clutch. The crank shaft is two part and only pressed together. Knew a guy that used that method to install the clutch. His engine stuck every weekend, which there were several, until he found the problem with his technique. Get the proper fixation wrench and puller.
- March 16, 2014 at 4:36 pm #23922
  
  Bryan Williams
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  I have looked for some sort of spanner wrench like the make for a horstman dry clutch with no results. I have a wet clutch puller but it requires the starter nut to be removed to pill the clutch. Could I hurt anything if I tried a larger air impact vs my 18v dewalt impact?
  
  Thanks
- March 16, 2014 at 5:29 pm #23927
  
  tony zambos
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  Use the following link to Comet Kart Sales to see the three tools you’ll need, http://cometkartsales.com/Clutches-and-Tools/. You might want to try the Classified-parts forum as someone might still have these tools and no longer need. I used to have them but even I may have discarded them after twelve years of no use.
  
  L&T is still in business. Didn’t see the tools listed on their site, but you might wnat to call them or a distributor in your area or order them from Comet. There also are probably many kart shops that sill have the tools on the self, waiting for a home.
  
  http://www.ltmfg.com/misc/ltwetmanual.pdf
  
  http://www.ltmfg.com/index.php.
- March 16, 2014 at 2:55 pm #23914
  
  Daniel White
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  You’ll probably have to melt the loctite with a torch to get the starter nut off.
- March 17, 2014 at 10:03 am #23979
  
  Walt Gifford
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  You definitely need the right holding tool for your clutch.
  
  Don’t use an impact gun on a crankshaft. Don’t use piston stops or hold it by the flywheel nut. Get a 5/16″ allen socket from Sears or you can put a piece of pipe over an allen wrench for more leverage.
  
  If the taper is properly fit you only need a tiny bit of blue loctite and 25 ft. lbs. on the starter nut.
  
  Gif
- March 31, 2014 at 12:16 pm #24792
  
  patrick hubbell
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  Stop. never use a pipe wrench, channel locks, red locktite or an impact driver on the crank. Use blue Locktite and torque the nut to 300 inch pounds. If red locktite was used on the starter nut you will have to melt it. To remove an L&T from the crank. Remove the clutch cover. Place the special crank holding tool over the starter nut. use a breaker bar with a 5/16″ allen and a wrench on the special tool. the starter nut is right hand thread. Counter clockwise to remove. Using another special tool to remove the hub. Ask some one for a manual for the L&T. send me your email address and I will send you one.
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