Ghetto Fabulous. Now get it gold plated:thumbup

 

See...i'd have to buy the bolts i'm willing to bet...so while at the store, I'll just pick up an allen wrench. :fact

 

See...i'd have to buy the bolts i'm willing to bet...so while at the store, I'll just pick up an allen wrench. :fact

Yea but will it be gold plated?


I thought not! :jump

 

Yea but will it be gold plated?


I thought not! :jump

I have gold spray paint in the garage....


Then it would be ghetto fabulous too!

 

I have gold spray paint in the garage....


Then it would be ghetto fabulous too!

Sweeeeeeet! Thanks for the ideas guys. I'm getting a can of spray paint and redoing all my snap-ons. Even the box. It's gonna be :boobies

 

I have seen this work in a pinch and is a brilliantly cheap idea. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for."

Invest in the proper tools. Snap on SA24E
1/2" drive 3/4" allen head

$30

 

Hey nice job of using available resources in making a tool thats not always readily available. :thumbup
Heres a few Ive had to throw together to get things done.

 

I have seen this work in a pinch and is a brilliantly cheap idea. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for."

Invest in the proper tools. Snap on SA24E
1/2" drive 3/4" allen head

$30

$30 bucks is a lot of money for a tool that some folks may just use a couple of times a year.
I would recommend the circuit one multi hex front axle wrench that will do not only 19 but 22 and 24 mm also for about 20 bucks.
http://www.circuit1.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=shopping.detail&prodid=64

If youre going to use the tool often then a Snap on is a good choice but I went with the SAM19E which is 19mm. :beer




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I've seen a a person grab a handful of allen wrenches and plug em in the whole and it worked like a charm.

 

$30 bucks is a lot of money for a tool that some folks may just use a couple of times a year.
I would recommend the circuit one multi hex front axle wrench that will do not only 19 but 22 and 24 mm also for about 20 bucks.
http://www.circuit1.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=shopping.detail&prodid=64

Hey....nice find! I've been looking all week for a 19mm allen key or socket....not so easy! (Sears, Home Depot, lowes, Autozone, online....you name it....tough to find!) and this tool is just like MotionPro's which is $40!!!!!

I just ordered one of these so thanks for the find!

 

Hey....nice find! I've been looking all week for a 19mm allen key or socket....not so easy! (Sears, Home Depot, lowes, Autozone, online....you name it....tough to find!) and this tool is just like MotionPro's which is $40!!!!!

I just ordered one of these so thanks for the find!

Got one from home depot

$19.00

 

Hey....nice find! I've been looking all week for a 19mm allen key or socket....not so easy! (Sears, Home Depot, lowes, Autozone, online....you name it....tough to find!) and this tool is just like MotionPro's which is $40!!!!!

I just ordered one of these so thanks for the find!

Cool. Glad it helped out. :thumbup

 

Got one from home depot

$19.00

I guess since you guys are on the metric system your Home Depot stores keep 19mm allens in stock.
Or did they have a multi sized tool?

 

The back side of a 5/8" spark plug socket fits it dead on. Run your extension through the spark plug end and voila.

 

The back side of a 5/8" spark plug socket fits it dead on. Run your extension through the spark plug end and voila.

nice fix. i checked it and yea it works. that saved me alot cash from going to the dealership. last time i took my bike to change the front tire, the service tech wanted to charge me $186 just for service no tire included. i had bought the tire somewhere else. he said the labor time was 1.8 hours and thats how much it was going to be. i was like wtf and the woman that wrote up the service orders was like that is not right. so she argued with him and she told me just pay $60 and i will take care of it. now i can do myself and save some :dollar lol

 

I've seen a a person grab a handful of allen wrenches and plug em in the whole and it worked like a charm.

:iamwithst


Think you could get that guy to rebuild my engine?

 

The back side of a 5/8" spark plug socket fits it dead on. Run your extension through the spark plug end and voila.

now theres a cheap solution!:thumbup

 

The spark plug socket works good also. Good find! Just make sure it is a 3/8 drive as a 1/2 drive socket is to big.

 

spark plug works great. been using this method for years. Gotta get a craftsman one though. Some of the other ones dont let you put the extention through the socket hole.

 

The back side of a 5/8" spark plug socket fits it dead on. Run your extension through the spark plug end and voila.

good bit of info :fact

 

spark plug works great. been using this method for years. Gotta get a craftsman one though. Some of the other ones dont let you put the extention through the socket hole.

:iamwithst some of them will not accept the extension/ratchet, ect.

 

Smart people like you are the ones who make me look good! Thx for the quick tip!

 

The back side of a 5/8" spark plug socket fits it dead on. Run your extension through the spark plug end and voila.

Now that is what I call resourceful! BRAVO!:yesnod

 

I'm retarted, so in order to get my self unretarted I have to ask.

Why do you need an allen/hex/spark plug socket to remove the front axel? Can't you simply unscrew the chrome bolt on the right side of the axel (left if you are looking at the bike from the front) while the pinch bolts on the left fork are still tighten.

 

I'm retarted, so in order to get my self unretarted I have to ask.

Why do you need an allen/hex/spark plug socket to remove the front axel? Can't you simply unscrew the chrome bolt on the right side of the axel (left if you are looking at the bike from the front) while the pinch bolts on the left fork are still tighten.

I break it loose first, but it won't unscrew very well if the pinch bolts are still in. So I break it loose, undo the pinch bolts and then unscrew it the rest of the way by hand. Reverse the process to put it back on. Never had to put anthing on the left side when changing the thing.

 

I break it loose first, but it won't unscrew very well if the pinch bolts are still in. So I break it loose, undo the pinch bolts and then unscrew it the rest of the way by hand. Reverse the process to put it back on. Never had to put anthing on the left side when changing the thing.

That is what I thought