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Can't move steering head locknut

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Steering head locknut isn't reverse threaded is it?  I've tried a spanner and whanging on that with a hammer, as well as the srewdriver/hammer, can't get it to budge,
The steering head is beyond notchy, the ball bearings must be powder in there.
15 Oct 2021 09:38 #1

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Replied by DEET on topic Can't move steering head locknut

It is NOT reverse or left hand threads.
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15 Oct 2021 10:13 #2

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Replied by hcdiiiga on topic Can't move steering head locknut

Well, there goes that hope. It's extraordinarily stubborn.
15 Oct 2021 10:30 #3

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Replied by 1971DT250 on topic Can't move steering head locknut

Did you loosen the pinch bolt first?
The hours spent riding my Enduros is not deducted from my life span.
15 Oct 2021 11:38 #4

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Replied by msavitt on topic Can't move steering head locknut

try some heat?
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Replied by Gr8uncleal on topic Can't move steering head locknut

I'll say this before RT325 does - get a bigger hammer!
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Replied by hcdiiiga on topic Can't move steering head locknut

That worked

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Replied by DEET on topic Can't move steering head locknut

At this time, I must qualify my statement that the threads are not left hand.
Why? Because I ASSUMED that this was a standard enduro that is in question. Since there is no mention of the brand, model or year, it is possible that some other manufacturer uses left hand threads.

If you are lucky enough to have an enduro that the top triple clamp is removable, you could heat the nut, then spray it with a penetrating lube (Aerokroil). You may even find a socket and long flex handle that would engage several of the teeth and apply uniform force as you loosen it.
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Replied by hcdiiiga on topic Can't move steering head locknut

Bigger hammer got it DEET,  US DT3. It just took more force than I was really comfortable with.
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Replied by RT325 on topic Can't move steering head locknut

 Ha, i was going to second the pinch bolt theory around that. But doesn't squash it like it does to forks undoing that top big nut. Can be stubborn though. Think mine is the crank bolt out of my Honda Acura Vigor motor with a high top 17 or 19 hex. Pic coming but totally irrelevant to your problem except it's just things i did when ran out of parts &, oh, that'll fit.
 
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