Topic: Tightening Clutch Basket nut to torque, engine out of frame

[TheArchitect]

I had this issue today, trying to torque the 32-ish foot pounds needed on the clutch basket nut.

Engine is on a stand, no chain around to use as a whip around the sprocket. Certainly cant hold onto the basket with bare hands lol, and shoving something in there to wedge seemed like a bad idea.

I pulled the sprocket hex head nuts out, left the sprocket on, put a pin spanner in the thread holes of the sprocket, put in gear, let the pin spanner come in contact with the engine mount/stand, hit the required torque no problem. Got that whole side put together.

I planned on replace the sprocket anyways, not sure if it fouled the threads or not.

 

[my name is nobody]

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, and if you do it carefully you can sometimes get away with it.
Use good judgement.

[PeWe]

I have used a piece of wood the drive sprocket can chew on while tighten the clutch nut with 5:th gear in.
Last time with engine in frame, drive chain on. Something block rear tire.

[bochnak]

Strap wrench, motion pro gear jammer, or a penny.

[przjohn]

Motion Pro Clutch and Sprocket tool around $20. It has 2 pins on a Vise Grip type of tool that will hold a sprocket and also the long fingers to hold a clutch basket.