Supporting Member piotrek Posted June 29 Supporting Member Share Posted June 29 1 hour ago, dazzler24 said: Had to remove left hand side Givi bars though so I could access the crank end bolt - a little annoying! I cut a piece off a 14mm hex key and insert it into the cover socket. Just enough of it sticks out to use a flat 14mm open end wrench to crack the cover loose (and tighten when done). Not clear from your photo, but you might be able to use a 3/8" drive 19mm shallow socket on a 1/4" drive wobble head extension and a reducer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member dazzler24 Posted June 29 Author Supporting Member Share Posted June 29 7 hours ago, 2and3cylinders said: Daz, I posted somewhere some time ago if you search how I use a (14 mm?) ball end hex I ground down the end of to remove the crank bolt plug. Then you can get a socket and ratchet on the bolt without removing the case guards. 6 hours ago, piotrek said: I cut a piece off a 14mm hex key and insert it into the cover socket. Just enough of it sticks out to use a flat 14mm open end wrench to crack the cover loose (and tighten when done). Not clear from your photo, but you might be able to use a 3/8" drive 19mm shallow socket on a 1/4" drive wobble head extension and a reducer. Both of these sound like good ideas! Maybe even a suitably sized bolt head would suffice if a you didn't want to sacrifice a 14mmm hex key? It's a pretty tight angle to get a socket in there onto the crank afterwards but looks like you guys are managing it? The last time I checked the valves I had to remove the long bolt that secures the bottom end of the GIVI cage because the nut end was on the right side of the bike. When I reassembled on that occasion I turned that bolt around so I had only to remove the nut on the left side to free the cage for the next time. A small gain but it lessened the annoyance that little bit more. While it's not a biggy to remove the Givi cage, I'll definitely look at those possibilities as suggested as an option next time. Thanks for the tips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted June 29 Supporting Member Share Posted June 29 8 hours ago, dazzler24 said: Maybe even a suitably sized bolt head would suffice if a you didn't want to sacrifice a 14mmm hex key? The puck is some 10mm deep. You need some meat on there to be able to grab it with the wrench. The 10mm is hardly a sacrifice on a hex key that size... the tool is still very usable. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member dazzler24 Posted June 30 Author Supporting Member Share Posted June 30 11 hours ago, piotrek said: The puck is some 10mm deep. You need some meat on there to be able to grab it with the wrench. The 10mm is hardly a sacrifice on a hex key that size... the tool is still very usable. 🙂 Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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