I've tried everything to try to get this nut off. Unfortunately, my cheap impact wrench doesn't have enough torque to free this nut. I have read all the previous posts and suggestions on getting this nut off and I still can't seem to to find a way to hold the drive pulley tight to utilize a breaker bar effectively. I think I will just remove the left side cover. I was able to remove the drive belt this way without loosening the drive pulley nut during dis-assembly.

My question:

Can the left side cover be removed without removing the kickstand front peg assembly? It looks like it might be possible.

You got the belt on the pulley?

I tried it in gear, just kept turning.
I put the front wheel against the wall, just kept turning.
I tried sitting on it and stepping on the brake, just kept turning.
I tried putting a block in front of the wheel, it spit the block out back.
I wrapped a tie down around the wheel and hooked it to the frame... that worked.

verslagen1 wrote on 01/22/11 at 20:43:38:


No belt on the pulley. I tried the tie down approach. The pulley just kept slipping on me. I'll give that method another shot, knowing that it worked for you. thanks,

seitz729 wrote on 01/22/11 at 20:56:14:


I still had the engine in the frame and belt installed.
I knew I wanted to take the pulley off before I pulled the engine.
But given enough wraps, it should work.
Another thing that should help is Serowbot's idea, as I had this too.
Drop a deep socket into the grooves of the pulley before you wrap it with the tie down.  Select a size that will won't let it go around.