[[:techtalk:menu|{{ :techtalk:gototechnicalmenu.jpg|}}]] ====== REF: Tools - 133 ====== ====== Pinion Gear, Pinion Shaft Runout Tools ====== ====== Pinion Gear ====== ===== 90 and Prior Models (4 Speed) ===== | {{:techtalk:ref:tools:pinion_gear_tools_buy_bustert.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_pinion_gear_tool_by_piniongear.jpg?direct&200|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:pinion_gear_puller_by_75bike.jpg?direct&200|}}| ^Homemade Pinion Gear / Removal / Installation Tools ((photo by bustert of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page5?t=395586&page=5)) ^ Homemade pinion gear press ((photo by piniongear of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page12?t=395586&page=12)) ^ Pinion Gear Puller ((photo by 75bike of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page13?t=395586&page=13)) ^ |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:pinion_gear_puller_1_by_sevenyears_of_famine.jpg?direct&250|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:pinion_gear_puller_2_by_sevenyears_of_famine.jpg?direct&250|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:pinion_gear_puller_3_by_sevenyears_of_famine.jpg?direct&250|}}| |Large fender washer cut into a "C" shape and a gear puller||| ^ Homemade Pinion Gear Puller ((photo by sevenyears of famine of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/175975-one-bolt-at-a-time-the-1960-engine-reassembly-thread/page10?t=1888378&highlight=pinion+gear+tool&page=10)) ^^^ |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:pinion_lock_tool_by_big_al.jpg?direct&300|}}| |3/8" stainless steel plate with 20° spokes (for 18 teeth), \\ sawed initial groove to depth and widened it with files| ^ Homemade pinion gear locking tool for '89 models ((photo by Big Al of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/frame-mount-evo-sportster-talk-1986-2003-models/181287-made-a-pinion-gear-locking-tool-for-my-89-xlh1200#post5322902)) ^ ===== 91 and Up Models (5 Speed) ===== See also [[techtalk:evo:oil03#oil_pump_drive_gear|Oil Pump Drive Gear]] in the Evo section of the Sportsterpedia. **For turning the engine over using the pinion gear nut** \\ | You can use a 15/16" wrench or deep well socket to turn the engine over using the pinion gear nut. ((photos by Hippysmack)) || |{{techtalk:ref:tools:93_and_up_pinion_gear_nut_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{techtalk:ref:tools:93_and_up_pinion_gear_nut_2_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}| ^ 93-Present Pinion Gear Nut (7916A) ((photo by Hippysmack)) ^^ **To remove or install the pinion gear nut** \\ You'll need to lock the pinion gear from moving while turning the nut. * It's very important to hold the crank on the pinion side with an appropriate pinion locking tool whenever you take the pinion nut off or put it on.If you hold the crank still from the primary side (or by putting the bike in gear and holding the brake), the twisting torque applied to the pinion nut gets transmitted through the crank, from one side to the other. The crank pin is not designed to resist much twisting force. You'll risk scissoring the crankshaft (knocking the crank out of true), which requires a full tear-down to fix. ((Hammer Performance http://www.hammerperf.com/xlvalvetrain.shtml#grindlock)) So this is one of those situations where it's best to use the proper tool. ((aswracing of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-motor-engine/sportster-motorcycle-bottom-end/187492-bronze-oil-pump-drive-gear?t=2002257&highlight=pinion+locking+tool)) Read the [[techtalk:ref:tools150|Origin of the Grindlock Tool here]] |The Grindlock Pinion Shaft Locking Tool engages for \\ the full depth of the pinion gear for max. strength. ((aswracing of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/vendors/hammer-performance/149240-pinion-gear-locking-tools-now-available-from-hammer-performance/page4?t=1618841&page=4))|Due to a change in the pinion gear in 2000, there are 2 different versions of this tool: \\ 1. (91-99) year models & 2. (2000 to present) year models ((Hammer Performance http://www.hammerperf.com/xlvalvetrain.shtml#grindlock)) || |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:grindlock_2000_pic_21_by_aswracing.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{techtalk:ref:tools:grindlock_tool_2_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{techtalk:ref:tools:grindlock_tool_by_aswracing.jpg?direct&300|}}| ^ Grindlock 91-99 & Grindlock 2000 \\ (designed by XLFORUM member, "~Grind~" and Built by Hammer Performance ((aswracing of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/vendors/hammer-performance/149240-pinion-gear-locking-tools-now-available-from-hammer-performance?t=1618841)). ((Left photo by aswracing of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/vendors/hammer-performance/149240-pinion-gear-locking-tools-now-available-from-hammer-performance/page4?t=1618841&page=4)) ((Middle photo by Hippysmack)) ((Right photo by aswracing of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-general-discussion-and-problems/178765-oil-pump-drive-gear-question?t=1920827&highlight=pinion+gear+locking+tool)) ^^^ |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:jims_pinion_lock_tool_by_snowman.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:jims_pinion_lock_tool_by_a_4_liter_v8_eater.jpg?direct&300|}}| ^ Jims Pinion Gear Locking Tool ((photo by snowman of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-motor-engine/sportster-motorcycle-engine-conversions/87710-aussiegazzas-rebuild/page8?t=692835&page=8)) ^ Jims Pinion Gear Locking Tool on S&S Motor ((photo by A 4 liter V8 eater of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-motor-engine/sportster-motorcycle-engine-conversions/129720-88-flat-tracker-project/page86?t=1359577&page=86)) ^ ===== Pinion Gear Runout ===== |Attach a scrap piece of metal to the outside of the gearcase and position a gauge holder on it so it won't move while turning over the engine. ((photos by AnaChris of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-motor-engine/sportster-motorcycle-engine-conversions/159973-conversion-redo/page3))||| |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:checking_pinion_shaft_runout_1_by_anachris.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:checking_pinion_shaft_runout_2_by_anachris.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:checking_pinion_shaft_runout_3_by_anachris.jpg?direct&300|}}| ^ ^ ^ ^ |Install a dial gauge on the holder with the pointer on \\ the pinion shaft. Find the lowest spot while turning \\ the engine over and 'zero' the indicator. ((photo by Grind of the XLFORUM))|This setup is made with a piece of angle iron for the magnetic base to stand on ((photos by dezzertrat of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/173328-77-xlt-teardown-and-rebuild?t=1860581))|| |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:checking_pinion_shaft_runout_6_by_grind.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:checking_pinion_shaft_runout_7_by_dezzertrat.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:checking_pinion_shaft_runout_8_by_dezzertrat.jpg?direct&300|}}| ^ ^ ^ ^ |This gauge post is threaded into a cover mount hole. ((photos by DirtyCory of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page8?t=1297584&page=8))|| |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:checking_pinion_shaft_run-out_1_by_dirtycory.jpg?direct&400|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:checking_pinion_shaft_run-out_2_by_dirtycory.jpg?direct&400|}}| ^ ^ ^ \\ [[:techtalk:menu|{{:techtalk:gototechnicalmenu.jpg|}}]]