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primer63 wrote:Mike,Mike Mullins wrote:try a 16 mm. x 1.5 mm thread pitch bolt. On my Super Hawk, there was no bolt on the bike that would fit that hole. I used the bolt, threaded it down till it contacted the shaft solidly, gave it a sharp rap with a hammer, and it came off easily. Might be hard to find that size bolt at the corner hardware, but a supply place should have it.
See my initial entry. I have a rear axle bolt of the appropriate size and pitch. However, the prior owner flattened all the threads, likely with an SAE bolt that seemed to work. My axle bolt would not thread into the rotor and seat on the end of the crank. I had to try something else.
We got the rotor off by seating a 9mm socket against the crankshaft end, capping that off with a piece of wood (imagine a propeller configuration). Then attaching two c-clamps hooked behind the back edge of the rotor and to each end of the "propeller." Slowly tightened each clamp a little at a time until the rotor popped off. If anyone needs a picture of that makeshift rig, I'll post one.