This implies I have access to power tools or even a box cutter. When the house burned down a few months ago the fire took all our tools. Sure they where still in shape but they where next to an exploded fridge containing mostly meat, besides since the fire started there it was structurally unsafe so we couldn't even step foot in there.
So yeah, getting a larger socket & using some wire seems like the easier course of action. Too bad it's hard to traverse 4 miles each way to Lowes when you're fasting...
--- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, william belleau <wjbelleau@...> wrote:
>
> The steering stem nut is not that tight, I got a cheep socket and took a hacksaw and cut it into a 4 prong
> socket, works like a charm. Down side for you, I could only find a 1/2 drive socket but I do have 1/2 drive
> tools from my heavy machinery days. You could make a socket out of any round stock tube. Does not have to be that
> heavy, black pipe from Home Depot would work.
> Bill
> Portland OR
>
> From: Jean Luc Picard <atari2600a@...>
> To: Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:18 PM
> Subject: [Honda-C70] Re: Steering stem locknut
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> Yeah it's already banged up from a few botched attempts at trying to punch it out (which in itself is a pain when the bike's on a block), besides it'd come OFF but not ON, at least not with the precision required. The tool from dratv.com SEEMS reasonable, until you take into account the fixed $6 shipping for lightweight items, at which case you're paying $30 for a wrench. Tomorrow I'll go to back to autozone to swap the socket & maybe stop by Lowes to get some 12 or so gauge wire, I'll let you guys know how it works out.
>
> --- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, Chris Bader <bader_ct@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > A member told me a couple of years ago that you can use a hammer and punch and walk the nut off turn
> > by turn. It works for dis-assembly because that was the method I used.
> >
> > If you don't want to use the socket & wire approach, the following is the tool from dratv:
> > http://www.dratv.com/278e.html
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Jean Luc Picard <atari2600a@>
> > To: Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:43 PM
> > Subject: [Honda-C70] Re: Steering stem locknut
> >
> >
> > ÂÂ
> > Okay what the hell the image said 37mm & it appears nowhere near that at all & I just blew $15 on this socket & an adapter. Fuck.
> >
> > --- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, "Jean Luc Picard" <atari2600a@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Would you know if 36mm would work? The image said 37mm but everywhere I look it's impossible to find 37mm...
> > >
> > > --- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, william belleau <wjbelleau@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Sure you can!!!
> > > > It takes a large socket, and you put a piece of wire inside the socket
> > > > to wedge the socket. It is not that tight of a torgue.
> > > > I do believe the info is in the file section.
> > > > Bill
> > > > Portland OR
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> > > > From: Jean Luc Picard <atari2600a@>
> > > > To: Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 10:27 PM
> > > > Subject: [Honda-C70] Steering stem locknut
> > > >
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> > > > ÂÂÂ
> > > > Anyone know how to get it off without a proper wrench? Apparently you just can't walk into Autozone & rent or buy one...
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1970-73 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw
1970-73 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw (scroll to sec.7.1 page 101.jpg)
1980-83 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/hu42c
1980-81 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec.18-1 page 170.jpg)
1982-83 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec. 20-28 page 205.jpg)
1980-81 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/z4zn6
1982-83 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/hw35c
More resources for C70 Passports and Cubs:
http://www.shlaes.com/Vehicles/Scooter.htm
http://www.velodrome.com/HondaC70/HondaC70.html
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