Removing front axle

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Please could someone tell me what size hex/torx/other socket I need to remove the front axle (not the pinch bolt or the brake calipers).

Many thanks, Will
 
By the way, if you have the old style toolkit (the good one), the spark plug socket doubles as a front axle hex key.

Not sure if this tool is included in the new toolkit.
 
Thanks Wraithrider, so that's a hex key (I'm assuming it needs to be a male driver - i.e. something that fits into the right hand side of the axle to unscrew it)?
 
My word, a 22mm hex socket driver would be huge! Do they make them that big?
 
Will said:
My word, a 22mm hex socket driver would be huge! Do they make them that big?

Yes they do......also a box spanner with an outside dimension of 22mm will do the job just as well......

Cheers

Dutch
 
Are we mixing up imperial and metric terminology here.As far as I'm aware, AF (Across Flats) is a size used by older British and American cars ie 7/16, 1/2 inch etc. Metric sizes used on BMW bikes are quoted in mm.
 
Re Dave Price

Sorry dave I don't think there is a metric/ imperial conflict in this case as AF just stands for across flats, it could possibly stand for american fine (as in thread style unc, whitworth, unf etc.).

Regards Shep

:rolleyes:
 
Shep said:
Re Dave Price

Sorry dave I don't think there is a metric/ imperial conflict in this case as AF just stands for across flats, it could possibly stand for american fine (as in thread style unc, whitworth, unf etc.).

Regards Shep

:rolleyes:

I stand corrected
 
Shep,
I think we're both right:
AF - An abbreviation of 'Across Flats', the way in which many nuts, bolts and spanners are identified. AF is usually preceded by an Imperial unit of measurement - e.g. 1/2 in AF. Unless otherwise stated, all metric measurements are assumed to be AF, so the abbreviation is not normally used for metric nuts, bolts and spanners.
Regards
Dave
 
Simple tool...

Will, this is the tool that I made to remove the front axle (seeing as I got the new toolkit). It is a 14mm bolt (which had a 22mm head) that I welded to a spare socket. Simple, effective and cheap.
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Re Dave Price

Hi Dave,

If went to a bolt shop and asked for a 10mm bolt, you would get a bolt with a 10mm dia thread not a bolt with 10mm AF head

Regards Paul
 
True. And if you went and asked for a 10mm allen key, you would get one that was 10mm A/F. God alone knows how they measure TorX
 


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