Husaberg FS 570 2011 - New to me, please Help

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husabergwannabe

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Hi everyone,

i'm new to this site and could really use some advice/help. I ordered a HB FS 570 2011 brand new from a dealer in minnesota. The dealer was pretty unprofessional and it took over 10 days after i paid in full for the bike for it to finally arrive to hwere i live on the east coast. The bike was shipped without the handlebars and the front tire installed but the bike has 5 miles on it. The crate it came in is this metal frame, i took apart the frame now th bike is sitting on the bottom part of the frame/sled.. i jacked up the bike so i coudl install the front tire, but for the life of me i just cannot get the bolts/screws off the break caliper to move it to the side to put the tire on.. there are two bolts with a "star like" philips .. i've tried a socket wrench, the wrench that came with it .. etc.. the bolts are just too tight, even tried wd 40 on it.. there is a dab of paint on each of the screws and the caliper which makes it look like it was never taken off since it came from the factory??

I know this is a silly question but any advice on how to get these damn bolts off?

thanks in advance,

HBWB
 
Are you sure you needed to take off the caliper?? i never do, totally different machine but should slide out and in without removing it, maybe would make it a little easier but not necessary for sure on the old models, if the factory paint mark wasnt broken i would assume whoever took it apart also didnt remove them, as far as the spindle is that a trick question? should tell you in your owners manual how to do it, i dont want to give you poor advice here as i have never done a new model and it could be totally different then mine for which the procedure is remove the pinch bolts and end bolts then it slides out the throttle side, did you remove any obvious axle bolts and try twisting axle and sliding both directions? it may only come out one way.

congrats on your new bike purchase welcome to the site :cheers:
 
There are some bikes, my Buell among them, that do not have enough clearance for the front wheel to be mounted or dismounted without fooling with the brakes. On my Buell I don't have to remove the caliper - removing the brake pads is enough.

That white paint is probably locktite, and since it's on the brakes it's probably the high adhesion stuff. WD40 won't touch it. If removing the brake pads doesn't provide enough clearance to mount the wheel, you will probably have to heat up those caliper bolts. There are, of course, cautions. Unless you use a welding torch (don't!) you won't take the temper out of the bolts or caliper bracket, so you don't have that to worry about. That leaves a big soldering gun/iron or a propane torch. I'd go with the soldering gun and patience. Once it's hot, move fast. You have to break them free before the locktite solidifies again. Once it does, heat will be the ONLY way to brake those bolts loose. I'd also go buy the right Torx sockets for turning those bolts. Nothing you do will enable you to break them free without the right tools.
 
thanks for the help, i finally got the caliper bolts off by just using some muscle... :cheers: i feel like a wuss for taking so long..

now i am having an issue getting the bolt off on teh front axle.. im sorry but this is just a bad design, its hard to get enough torque to get that damn bolt off... should i run to home depot and get some super lube.. tried wd 40 and it just wont budge.. :hang:
 
Are you using hand tools? impact wrench seem to break the tight ones free a little better, or like ruger said lubricants will probably not work and will need heat to break locktite. are you using proper tools or what comes with the bike? i dont know the design at all, what style or where the bolt is to offer good assitance, maybe a longer breaker bar or peice of pipe on the end of the ratchet? what ever you do you do not want to round off bolt fastener or strip out a torx...
 
Im using the crap tools that came with the bike for the most part.. the bolt looks like this

http://www.bikewalls.com/pictures/Husab ... 0x1050.jpg

so its a weird five sided type thing, i have lots of my own tools and socket wrenches but have no idea hwere i'd find an adapter for a bolt like that, i guess its a european thing, i went to home depot and lowe's and neither of them have anything like that..
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husabergwannabe said:
thanks for the help, i finally got the caliper bolts off by just using some muscle... :cheers: i feel like a wuss for taking so long..

now i am having an issue getting the bolt off on teh front axle.. im sorry but this is just a bad design, its hard to get enough torque to get that damn bolt off... should i run to home depot and get some super lube.. tried wd 40 and it just wont budge.. :hang:
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Have you loosened the locking screws before you tried to loosen the front axle bolt?


regards

/Nick
 
husabergwannabe said:
Im using the crap tools that came with the bike for the most part.. the bolt looks like this

http://www.bikewalls.com/pictures/Husab ... 0x1050.jpg

so its a weird five sided type thing, i have lots of my own tools and socket wrenches but have no idea hwere i'd find an adapter for a bolt like that, i guess its a european thing, i went to home depot and lowe's and neither of them have anything like that..
?
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What the hell is a "weird 5 sided type thing"? Are you talking about the axle bolt? I'm not good at counting, but it looks like a typical 6 sided bolt according to your pic. :? I hate to ask the obvious, but did you loosen the pinch bolts? You should not have had to remove the caliper imo.
 
Hi guys,

Yes i have removed the two front bolts.. on mine it's five sided.. the wrench is a "27" wrench that comes with the bike.. it just doesn't want to budge.. if i could find a socket wrench adapter i might have better luck.. , i was looking at "hydrant" wrenches.. wonder if they could be used?
 
ok sorry you were right, it's six sides.. but i dont see how this is a "standard" bolt.. where can i get an adapter for a bolt like this?
 
i would guess by the pic size of the axle bolt and your description it is a 27mm, which is pretty common on all cars, i would consider it more common even on american cars than its "standard" counter part which is like 1 1/16 or 1 1/8 or something, any autopart store or sears will sell you a single 27mm socket and they would probably have it in stock, i would think even a home depot or lowes would have one in stock or a local small time hardware store...i would get one with 6 sides if possible not a 12 point which would leave more marks on it. you wont find a 'adapter' though its really just a regular common socket :D im guessing that was not a pic of your bike since the wheel is on it?
 
Thanks for all the advice, I actually had gone ahead and went to advanced auto parts and picked up the socket axle bolt 27mm like you mentioned.. sears didn't have them in stock..... anyway finally got the damn bolt off, now i have a question about wheel spacers.. the attached pic is the wheel as it was shipped to me by the out of state dealer.. is that thing in the groove , the actual spacer? or is it another part? if its another part then I'll need to go to the bike shop tomorrow and pick them up..

Thanks,

HBWB
 
It's not a bad design, it's actually pretty good, it just sounds like you don't have any idea what you're doing!

I don't know about the SM version but you normally get a KTM wrench that will fit the front axle you are talking about when you buy the bike. So use this after you have loosed the lower fork leg bolts on that side. Failing that you can use an adjustable spanner.

Once this nut is off there is normally a black disc inside the axle on the nut side (the six sided one as you call it) which you will need a 10mm (or so) socket to screw out.

With the other fork leg lower nuts loosened you can tap the axle out. Installing is the reverse of this and you do not need to remove the brake caliper.

It's not overly clear from your picture but I would say that the spacers are installed as you would normally be looking at the black dust seal if the spacer wasn't there.

Type into Google 'KTM wheel spacer' and you'll see excatly what it looks like and can determine for yourself if it's fitted. If there is still any doubt, fit the wheel up and put the axle in place, it will be immediately obvious if you don't have the spacers fitted 8)
 
ok cool, thanks for the advice, going to tap the axle out now and try and get the front wheel installed.. just out of curiosity, are there any manuals out there that augment the user manual for a husaberg bike.. i guess something like a chilton manual but for motorcycles for a particular model.. do any third parties make these for Bergs?
 
Not that I know. There is a KTM service manual that can be had which might be worth a look as the bike is mostly the same.

You could also look at one of the online part fiches that have exploded views of the various assemblies on the bike which may help you see whats going on prior to doing the work.
 

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