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There was me thinking that a washer could do the job fine, when really it needed to be welded!
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Is it just the nut & washer that's welded?

Fingers crossed it is just that...
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Beats using thread lock 😂
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Interesting for a front sprocket nut.

Should be able to dremel and cut the welds and remove.
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That's the plan.
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Provided they havent done that because the spines or threads are damaged.

But hopefully not
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I'm sure that was a fairly common thing to find on 1st Gen Africa Twins
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That does seem like a lot of weld if it's just so the nut holds on to that washer..
Any chance it's not actually weld but something like chemical metal (JB weld)?
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hoping it's JB, heavy handed DRZ owner.

the dremel will come out first, followed by the grinder!
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A pic from a transalp on the africa twin forum
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billinom8s wrote: ↑Mar 26th, '21, 18:51 hoping it's JB, heavy handed DRZ owner.
DRZ.. it'll likely be JB weld.

DRZ's need loctite on the splines to stop that nut coming loose.
Mine ate that washer a few times before I started putting Loctite 270 on the splines.
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