Re: RE Electra Custom You will need a pair of 10mm wrenches, a 16mm open end wrench and a 24mm open or box end wrench. (spanners).
Use the 24mm box end (closed end) wrench to loosen the large nut on the axle. If the axle tries to turn, use the 16mm (or an adjustable spanner) on the small flats to hold the end without a hexagon to keep the axle from turning.
If the large 24mm nut is presently unscrewed as far as it will go, screw it back on until it starts to tighten. This will expose the threaded end of the axle.
Now, examine the exposed threads on the axle. They should be precision V shaped with sharp ends but I suspect that those towards the outer end of the axle have been flattened or otherwise damaged in the accident. If they are damaged (flattened), that is the reason the nut is not coming off.
The threads that are exposed while the nut is tightened serve little purpose except to align and start the nut so, using your Dremel, carefully grind away any of the damaged exposed threads. This will not reduce the strength of the axle or the "working" threads.
Once the damaged threads are ground away, the large 24mm nut should unscrew easily.
Once the large nut is removed, use the two 10mm wrenches to loosen the clamp bolts and nuts and the axle should pull out of the wheel.
Don't lose the spacer(s) and be sure to give a good visual inspection of the speedometer drive so you can remember how to put it back together.
(IMO, taking a few photos of the speedometer drive and the spacer can be helpful when you need to reassemble it).
Last edited by ArizonaJim : 14th October 2014 at 03:53.
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