[Closed] 09 Enduro- what allen key for lower main pivot?

heard of a ruler?

Your joking right?

hora - Member
Totally stripped the frame

selling it by chance?

however I cant undo the bottom main pivot. Off to halfords

Are you a burglar?

but what size allen key do I need?

Cant remember

It's huge

I definitely have one that fits. Somewhere.

Same size as proper Old school crank bolts

If only I had a ruler. Im not a school student or Engineer 🙂

Stripped for the front triangle to be powdercoated Ral1021 Yellow. Rear black.

It'll be a 6mm or 8mm from memory, 12 or 13 nut on the other side

I'm guessing its 8mm then, ta 🙂

Bregante, I hope you weren't waiting outside Halfords all night in a sting operation 8)

You haven't a set of allen keys - and you've been MTBing for how long?

Oh, I forget, you never normally keep a bike long enough to actually need any tools... 🙄

You'd carry round allen keys [i]THAT [/i]big?

Who doesn't have an 8mm allen key?

On a portable Parktool 5mms the biggest?

Are you removing this front triangle from a bike in the street?

The owner will not be happy when he/she comes back to find it missing.

Surely you have more than a park multi tool for your bike maintenance.

No, never needed those fancy sets. My tools consist of a cutter, pliers, claw hammer, rubber hammer, threaded dowling rod (for headset fit), overly-large adjustable spanner and a couple of other bits and bobs. Nothing professional or even an apron..

I think you forgot to mention the bolt croppers. Definitely.

I'm cringing at the use of an adjustable spanner.

Great for fitting headsets, great for rounding the edges of things 😉

Hora,

Do your self a favour when you go in to halfords, pick one of [url= http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_173083_langId_-1_categoryId_255215#tab1 ]THESE[/url] up rather than just a 8mm Allen Key. It will give you tools not only to strip the bike but sockets to replace bearings and service your forks.

On a portable Parktool 5mms the biggest?

If you bought the small sized one yes, otherwise no.

I think you are best off trying to undo the nut on the non-drive side with a spanner while holding the other side with an allen key.

Rusty. Its probably a good idea. £100 is a lot but if it lasts.

It comes with a lifetime guarantee on the non moveable parts so if you break a spanner or socket then you just take it into the shop with the receipt and they give you a new one.
I know of someone using a socket to remove a broken locking wheel nut – they smacked the socket onto the wheel nut with a lump hammer and then removed the nut. Took the socket back to Halfords and no questions asked got a replacement.

You do not need that set. The only sockets you need are a 24mm shallow drive and, if you have dual air forks, a 10mm deep drive.

And a pair of circlip pliers.