Rear Sprocket Tab Washers

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Rear Sprocket Tab Washers

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As you may be aware I recently replaced the chain and sprockets on my 31 year old FZ750, the rear sprocket tab washers all fell apart when I took them off, new ones are no longer available, and if they were they're £40 for 3 of them.

I've torqued and Loctited my nuts for now, I could make some tab washers from sheet steel, but it's a lot of arseing about cutting them out, any other solutions anyone knows of?
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Awww shit. I was supposed to delete mine and deleted Skubs.

But a full delete, sorry
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Newer bikes don't have tab washers. Mine's got 200 thingies with no tabs.
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200 thingies?
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 3:44 pm 200 thingies?
Gee gees.
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weeksy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 3:20 pm Awww shit. I was supposed to delete mine and deleted Skubs.

But a full delete, sorry
I'm married,so well used to having comments deleted. :lol:

My contribution was loctite/spring washers or nyloc nuts.

Loctite is fine.,probably just tightening up is fine too.
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DO them up tight.

Loctite.

Locking nuts - in which case, do them up even tighter to account for the torque 'lost' in overcoming the lock.

Don't worry about it. Best solution I find. :thumbsup:
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Drill it and pin it / castle nut.
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Lockwire them? Looks trick too.
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GSXR1000. 200 gee gees. No split tabs.
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No soapy water either it seems.
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weeksy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:04 pm No soapy water either it seems.
Been busy lately. I had to clean the pool last month. And something else this month.
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Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:05 pm
weeksy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:04 pm No soapy water either it seems.
Been busy lately. I had to clean the pool last month. And something else this month.
Com on yozzer....do the obvious and ride it through the pool.....get it video'd though....
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Is it politically correct to say that chain is black? :think:
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Wull wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 9:32 pm Is it politically correct to say that chain is black? :think:
Who cares. It works :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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David wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:36 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:05 pm
weeksy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:04 pm No soapy water either it seems.
Been busy lately. I had to clean the pool last month. And something else this month.
Com on yozzer....do the obvious and ride it through the pool.....get it video'd though....
Yeah...

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Taipan wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:25 am
David wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:36 pm
Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:05 pm

Been busy lately. I had to clean the pool last month. And something else this month.
Com on yozzer....do the obvious and ride it through the pool.....get it video'd though....
Yeah...

I couldn't see where the air intake was. And surprised water didn't go down the exhaust.
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Yorick wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:59 am
Taipan wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:25 am
David wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 6:36 pm

Com on yozzer....do the obvious and ride it through the pool.....get it video'd though....
Yeah...

I couldn't see where the air intake was. And surprised water didn't go down the exhaust.
Shame, weren't it! :lol:
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Intake above bars. Exhaust has more pressure than the water....
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Yorick wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:03 pm GSXR1000. 200 gee gees. No split tabs.

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Thats because they have K nuts instead.
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