84 vf500 drive sprocket replacement.... HELP

So i am trying to replace both sprocket's and the chain, but when i get to the drive sprocket i see this lovely nut locker thing. it looks like it is 2 semi circle meeting at both nuts each with one tab that comes up to one side of the nut to keep it from turning. Is there an easy way of getting it off or do i just need to bend it down? any other pointers would be nice to.
thank you for any help i can get.

 

dude just bend the tabs, out of the way and unbolt it, it also looks like you might have a oil leak with it being wet all over the place, i will also recommend a smaller rear sprocket for it i just replace both sprockets and chain and i went three teeth down on the rear big improvement it let my little miniceptor strech its legs.

 

ok thanks man. i was trying to earlier but my hands where just to cold trying to work on it, and the wet stuff is just wd40 it was dry when i pulled off the cover. i was thinking about getting less teeth but i wasn't thinking about that when i got the sprockets. thanks for the help

 

no problem man keep us posted on how it turns out.

 

Actually that doesn't look too bad to me. In fact, it's cleaner than most VF's I've seen!

 

really!? mine was bone dry. but the chain had lube on it.

 

Isn't your bike super low mileage? In Kevcov's pictures I just see some chain lube residue, nothing to make me think that there is a leak. That's not to say it won't happen eventually!

 

yea you have a point, ok then the master has spoken. :cheersaf:

 

there was alot of chain wax on it but it was dry when i took the cover off, just been spraying it with some stuff trying to clean it all off. however it is leaking oil out of the valve cover gasket on the front but just a little. oh and if your wondering the bike has 30k miles on it. i need to replace some of the studs on the rear tire so i think i will have it all back together by tomorrow night

 

Now you've sparked my curiosity - What kind of VF500 rear tire has studs?

 

just for the rear sprocket. there is five that go into the dampening hub thingy with the rubber with the nuts that go on the outside of the sprocket. maybe they are called something else but they look like studs to me. now i have a new problem. the chain is about 7 links to long, did they give me the wrong chain or am i supposed to cut it?

 

Most chains come in standard lengths. That means you have to cut them down to the number of links required for your bike. Make sure to include the master link. Whatever you do, measure/count at least two or three times. You wouldn't be the first to cut the chain one link too short!

 

yea ive been there before think you got it right, put it on the bike and SHIT!!! to damn short, ooooohhh... ive been there before

 

ok thanks for the help. i went to D.I.D.'s website and they have have tool to do that but do i need to buy a tool for it or is there a trick to do it with just a standard auto tool kit? sorry for all the questions, i am still learning a lot about working on bikes. i have been trying to use search but im having a hard time finding the info. thank you all again for all the help.

 

To cut the chain down you can just grind down the rivets and pry the link plate off. If the chain you bought came with a rivet style master link you will need a special tool to stake it together. I use the clip type master links which do not require a special tool. I like those because you can remove and reinstall them. My bikes tend to be apart as much as they are together, so that's really handy.

A chain is a really important part of your bike and if it's not put together properly would be a safety hazard. If you are not 100% confident that it's together correctly then I'd have someone else look at it just to be sure.

 

ok thanks for the help. i know how important the chain is so that's why i have all of these little questions cuz i really dont want the chain or sprockets to come off when im ridding cuz that would suck. and it is a clip master link type. thank you man for all the help again.

 

yea jamie jsut back off!, cuz cuz cuz, of wow i lost the point oops. :ncb:

 

ok so i got it running and man do i miss riding it lol. its running good and looks like its not going to give me any more problems but i will keep an eye on the chain. thanks again for all of the help.

 

Good to hear, I'm glad you are back on the road. I've got to say, I'm a little jealous. We are about 30 degrees away from the start of riding season here.

 

well right now it is sorta my only mod of transportation and man it is cold out. i think i am going to change when i head into work cuz this morning just before 7 i pulled into my work parking lot and well there is a lovely patch of black ice . man i didn't know you could slide so far going under 5 mph. im good and the bike is good but i could hardly stand on that ice .