Making a Harley Mainshaft Sprocket Nut Socket

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In this video I will be showing you guys how we make this specialty tool for just over $20! Jims sells these sockets for removing the Main shaft sprocket/pulley nut from the Harley 4 & 5 speed transmissions for around $130, but we make one in very little time and for a lot less money!
If you include the cleaning up of the welds and paint after the fab work was done (which is optional), it’s easily less than 2 hours of work that went into the whole thing.
My dad has made a few of these in the past that he has given away and this time it was my turn to learn 😁
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@ralphmitchell9762 6 месяцев назад

I'm a retired machinist, and I'm impressed with the work you and your Dad do.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thank you 🙏

@river4837 6 месяцев назад

Ive said it before if I had a third of Dads knowledge and fabrication skills I'd be happy.

@Hard2Handle999 6 месяцев назад

Very happy to see the whole crew participating in the first video of the year. Tiny and Loki have a great desire to help. They seam so happy just to be included. As always tell your dad thank you for his knowledge and thanks to you Red for passing it on... Cobar in Nebraska

@s3c0ndkz 6 месяцев назад

They seem to be curious, at most.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Cobar, I'll make surre he knows 😊

@user-vs5lr1op6h 5 месяцев назад

My thumbs up for your hooded sweater, this sweatshirt is pure rock and roll❤!

@j.s.hutchens7623 6 месяцев назад

You're an artist, and dad does pretty good welding. Have fun with the hundred bucks you saved.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

More money for bike parts 🤪

@philvale5724 6 месяцев назад

Hi 👋, Red, Happy New Year 🥳, to everyone, great job, making your own sprocket nut socket, I have made the same socket tool , but all I done was cut the socket drive off and then welded a tube in between, so it kept the 3/4 drive, Stay safe, keep up the great work the 3 of you, 😂, 🎉, Phil from the moulin.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah thanks Phil 😆 Happy new year 🥳

@frankwebster8365 6 месяцев назад

That was a cool video. When I used to put fittings together for welded pipe we used to use angle iron as a make shift line clamp up, just like you did for the socket to be insinc with the ratchet adaptor. Happy New Year, and I hope next year is better for everybody.

@rickteeters6329 6 месяцев назад

Nice work fabricating and saving money. Completely understand fabricating a tool that is not used very often. We all have tools we bought that don't get used much. Stay warm, Red, and keep that snow above the International Boundary 😅

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah you bet ya 👍

@cummings37128 6 месяцев назад

Great job! You and your Dad are a great team! 😊

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@arthurcgans8198 6 месяцев назад

I love the angle iron and hose clamp alignment. Old school! Work with what you have!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Got that right!!

@smudgemo 6 месяцев назад

Very clever, especially the angle iron alignment fixture. I've made a number of tools for my old Honda bikes from scrap. Thumbs up!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@ecrusch 5 месяцев назад

Great job. Your dad is a really good welder and making your own tool just makes it that much more special. After painting you wouldn't even know it was shop-made. Does Loki and Tiny get along? ha ha. And, Red, cranking that 50 lb. torque like nothing. You are buff, kid. (and the Coyotes have been snacking on the rabbits around here.) Peace. Eric in Kissimmee.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! And Tiny and the bird don’t mind each other haha.

@michaeloneill5961 6 месяцев назад

Love the way you have a go at anything keep up the old school cool😊 someone's gotta take that mentality into the next century😮😊😅❤❤❤

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@tmw1955 6 месяцев назад

Hi Angel very cool You & your Dad made that socket & the finished product looks great & it does the job you wanted I always enjoy your videos take care Happy New Year to you & your family 😎😎

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching 🙂 And happy new year!

@nickwhitaker8602 6 месяцев назад

Homemade tools are the best . Makes you feel rich to have a pile of them. I have never used a band saw I am really impressed with how it cut the sockets might have to put it on my list. tired of using a grinder for everything.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Having a bandsaw is sooooo handy! Definitely saves the arm from having to use a hacksaw lol

@robosborne6514 6 месяцев назад

Loving it home engineered tools, better than a bought 1

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Yes!

@chrisherman7531 6 месяцев назад

Compliments on your dad's welding!!! Very nice!!! Great video Red!!!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@Changtent 6 месяцев назад

Jims Mainshaft Sprocket Nut Socket Tool - 94660-37A is now CAD $400.99 at F9, Canada. I too made one several years ago. Good video thanks.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍 Thanks for watching!

@woody2009 6 месяцев назад

Great weld jig set up. I ended up buying the tool made by Fast Eddy’s Tools for about 100 on sale. I thought of making one but my local welding guy would have charged me at least 50 for his time which he is worth every penny. Luckily your Dad gives you a family discount LOL Great video, blessed New year to you and Dad.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah yes I am lucky to have a dad who can help me with the things I enjoy 🙂

@bagrnut 6 месяцев назад

Good techniques to remember. I'd need to brush up on my welding a lot, your dad is a good welder too.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

He is!

@SaddleTrampTV 6 месяцев назад

Nice innovation. I see you have a super nut on the sprocket. I'm still using the traditional nut, and if I don't torque it to at least 150 lbs, it'll leak transmission fluid 100% of the time.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Oh man that’s crazy!! Yea having the seal in the nut I’m sure make a word of difference when it comes to the leaks.

@juliojames5986 5 месяцев назад

Improvise. I heard that somewhere 😊 Great job, the whole process. I was anticipating a Tig weld…but Mig worked too. You Dad is a craftsman…..as well as you 🥰. Loki supervises. …thx Red. 👍🏻🤠

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Julio 🙂

@airgun1 6 месяцев назад

I made one years ago, but I just cut the big socket like you did and welded the piece of pipe between both pieces of the socket. No muss no fuss and I have used it for years.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Yep same idea! We just wanted a half inch drive which is why we did the extra steps.

@snakeboren4814 6 месяцев назад

First...🆒 Video Red Angel....Been watching UR Videos All day 2 Day !!!!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thank you!! 🏆

@snakeboren4814 6 месяцев назад

@@RedRiderCanadaBC UR Welcome Red Angel !!!!

@mikerapp8163 6 месяцев назад

Great work Red. If you’ve got the tools, equipment and skill to make it, go for it. Thanks for posting.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

You bet!!

@juniorcopeland9082 6 месяцев назад

Nice job Angel...I have lots of home made fabricated tools myself, I bought a socket years ago to make that very tool that you made, but never got around to making it, mainly because I never had a band saw, so it got put on the back burner for another time lol... But I did make a tool from a combination wrench, I cut it down on the box end side, and left about an inch left to weld a 1/2" drive socket to, kinda like a crows foot, and it works pretty well not as good as a socket but, work good enough still allows you to torque the nut !! You and your dad are great craftsmen and fabricators!! Keep up the videos, I truly enjoy watching them, I'm a lot like your dad health wise, a retired mechanic, i can't do a lot of the things that I use too do, I have a very bad back problem but , I like watching your videos, because it reminds me of the things I use to could do !! ✌😘💖

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Junior 😊 I love homemade tools, especially when its something unique that no one else has. I'm glad you get some enjoyment from my channel 🙂 Thanks for being a long time viewer! ✌️

@Boysenberr 6 месяцев назад

Loki!!!! Woohoo!!!! You hillbillies are ingenious, I must say! This was a terrific start to the New Year.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks 😃

@Boysenberr 6 месяцев назад

@@RedRiderCanadaBC All thanks should henceforth be diverted to Loki the Super Bird! 😉

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

@Boysenberr hahahaha yes

@ridingonruby3287 6 месяцев назад

Awesome job. You guys are so talented. Great video, Happy New Year ❤

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks Paul!!

@ScottFree-dl1vy 6 месяцев назад

Y'all are awesome..... keep on keeping on!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks 😊

@ronlind1757 6 месяцев назад

Love the home made tools.. great video! Happy New Year to you 🎉😊

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, you too!

@James-tt7vg 6 месяцев назад

Happy New Year to you and your Dad Angel... and Loki Too !

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Same to you! 🙂🥳

@macksalesky6798 6 месяцев назад

Sure after 45 years of borrowing somebody else's socket I actually bought one the other day cause I'm working on my son Chevrolet like I said before anyway that's a good job which would have watched that video first. anyway you guys have a good one, Happy New Year!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! Happy new year to you too 😊

@bruce1816 6 месяцев назад

Red, this was a great informational video. Lots of guys have probably got the welders going now. Lol

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah I hope so!

@jd9308 6 месяцев назад

It is nice to start off the second day of my New Year watching a new Red Rider video! I must say that is a pretty smart way to save money and have a great socket that will last forever. Happy to see Tiny coming in for some love and Loki the shop foreman keeping an eye on things lol! Y'all stay warm and safe up in ypur beautiful B.C.!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for ringing in the new year withe me JD 😁😁

@hippytrev7452 6 месяцев назад

Hippy New Years Red..... great job well done.. cheers

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! 🍻

@karolynfrench8098 6 месяцев назад

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. If it works, go for it. As always, love you and your bikes. Red, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! .

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

You got that right! Thanks and happy new year to you too 🥳

@paulfreespirit 6 месяцев назад

Great piece of engineering! 👍👍

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@bobday8323 6 месяцев назад

thank for takeing the time to record and explane this prceajer

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

You bet!

@UnderestimatedA1 6 месяцев назад

Sprocket nut socket love it

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

😆

@roadkingryder 5 месяцев назад

I done the same thing except the piece I cut off the socket I welded on for the wrench to fit in, I also made a bushing to fit exactly inside the new socket and over the spindle to help keep it aligned. I'll send pics to your email. Great job.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

Cool, thanks!

@harleyford9504 6 месяцев назад

Awesome job guys!!! Have a great New Year !!!! Bird or Loki looks good nice kitty too all helpful i bet lol

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

They are a welcome distraction haha 🐱 🐦‍⬛

@MoeLarrycurly1 6 месяцев назад

Yeah I made one long time ago. Don't use it often but when I do it's good to have the tool...

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Definitely!

@jackwillson8099 5 месяцев назад

Made a couple 35 years ago for my shop i still use today , i used 7018 stick rod too weld & machined the spacer in the lathe

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

Seems like a common tool for people to make!

@jackwillson8099 5 месяцев назад

@RedRiderCanadaBC yes lol there was no Jims machine making tools 35 years ,ago he made crank pins & pinion shafts back for S$S ! You could get a tool from harley davidson ,you should see the tooling I have made for heads ,I don't show them too people ,because they will steal the design like Ted vtwin biggest thief out there ripping design off!

@snakeboren4814 6 месяцев назад

Genius...FN pure ..Genius !!!

@BobSmith-kd6lq 6 месяцев назад

You'd be a "red"neck, of course. Cool sprocket socket. Your pops has that welder dialed in, that sounded beautiful

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@69007assassin 6 месяцев назад

Great job on that tool Hope you and your family have a great New Year!! 🤘😎🥂🍾🎉

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, you too!

@69007assassin 6 месяцев назад

@@RedRiderCanadaBC You're welcome 😎

@michaelogden2359 5 месяцев назад

Way cool sometimes it's Best to build your own tools..used to cut everything by hand with a hack saw and a shot of Jack Daniels seem to make everything straight..keep up the Great work

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

Hahaha nice

@hermannhase6243 5 месяцев назад

I don’t actually like Harleys,I’m a Triumph person myself; but you’re cool & very good looking 😍

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

Thank you 😊

@mikamyyry2467 6 месяцев назад

Happy new year from VERY COLD FINLAND RED!! Its 6.15 am and - 20 celsius... Not nice.. 🙃 Nice video😃

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Too cold!! Thanks for watching ✌️🙂

@chriscraft4236 5 месяцев назад

Made same tool except just cut the 1-7/8 socket basically 1/3-2/3 and welded in the section of 2 inch diameter pipe , works well the home built tool is 30 years old 👍🏼

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

Awesome! 😎

@wvbiker746 6 месяцев назад

Thats a good video. Thanks.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@ripperace 5 месяцев назад

There’s an analogy, or an Aesop Fable (or one derived from the other🤷‍♂️) which goes something like this: Necessity is the mother of invention. Who goes and buys a specialty tool when you don’t need it more than a half dozen times? I sure as hell don’t! I’ve done the same thing with specialty marine stuff. And I see the bird is still hanging around!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

I've heard that analogy before. And the bird comes and goes! He's gone right now and its -24 celsius outside 😭 I hope he's okay!

@hdevo80 6 месяцев назад

Happy new year! Good job! You know Its My Time Lets Go youtube chanel from Canada??

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

I haven’t heard of that one before 🤔 I’ll have to look it up! Thanks ✌️

@simonellerton1412 6 месяцев назад

The only way to roll . Making your own tools '''gold''' Its beginning to become a dieing art ' Well done '' 9 1'/2 marks 😉

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah you're too kind 🥈

@howdy627 6 месяцев назад

Love 4 speeds

@seamuspurcell5065 6 месяцев назад

really nice work , ive had to do that more than a few times 😉😊😇

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@seamuspurcell5065 6 месяцев назад

most welcome☺@@RedRiderCanadaBC

@markh.harris9271 6 месяцев назад

Well done, Holy cow, you guys are my absolute favorite hillbillys; well, you guys and my family! marcus

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah thanks Mark

@chenote1 6 месяцев назад

하이 레드 새해복 많이받고 새해에는 더 이뻐지길바래

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah thanks 😅 Am i not pretty enough yet? lol 😉 Happy new year to you too!!

@upsidedowndog1256 6 месяцев назад

Very cool!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

😎

@UnderestimatedA1 6 месяцев назад

😺🐈. Really cool 😎, your remarkable. Happy New Year.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! You too!

@r.a.gilbert7623 4 месяца назад

Pretty good tongue twister !

@samuelw1311 6 месяцев назад

IMO y'all over-thought this problem. Weld a 1 7/16 socket onto a 1 7/8 socket (3/4 drive) and you're done. Agreed that you'll have to buy 2 sockets....but geeze it's a whole lot easier!

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Could have been a bit of a simpler job if we were keeping in 3/4 drive, but we wanted it to be half inch drive for fitting on the torque wrench and such.

@erich44magnum 6 месяцев назад

I approve this message…

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

😌 👍

@wtbm123 6 месяцев назад

Cool

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

😎

@michaelbishop3701 6 месяцев назад

Just ran across your channel. Looks like something I would make. Good job. My old Ironhead has a 4-speed tranny. You must be working on one, too. Or a Shovel or Pan. I think I'll subscribe because I love motorcycles and pretty girls that can work on them. Nice bird, by the way.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for subscribing! I am currently working on a 1978 shovelhead.

@michaelbishop3228 6 месяцев назад

I think of my Ironhead as a baby Shovel. But, ride my Softail mostly.

@flyinmauer 3 месяца назад

Yur super cute with that curly hair!🤩🤷‍♂️

@RedRiderCanadaBC 2 месяца назад

😁 Thanks!

@jgarner1104 6 месяцев назад

I had just watched an Independent Harley Mechanic yesterday talking about the price of that very socket.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

They aren't cheap

@user-hz6rf6po7z 6 месяцев назад

Hillbilly engineering you got to love it. See Angel you and your family would be right at home down south in the U.S. 🇺🇸😎Dave H

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah I'm sure we would! 😁😁

@angusmackay967 6 месяцев назад

Can the bird do the welding as well the bird 🦅 is funny 😄 x❤

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah I wish!!

@kennethcuddeford1403 6 месяцев назад

Nice I made my own also.. not as nice looking as the one you made.. couldn't find a socket the right size at any place near me so I had to weld a bunch of pieces around a nut to start..

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Hahah whatever works!

@Yo-mamashouse 6 месяцев назад

I've made a couple of these but I just cut the socket in half and put the pipe in between the two pieces

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

We could have, but wanted it to have a half inch drive instead.

@graemedalgleish8944 6 месяцев назад

I made a socket like yours years ago but I kept mine 3/4 inch drive. I also didn't clean mine up as well as you did.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

We like being able to put it on the torque wrench without using an extension. Thanks for watching!

@graemedalgleish8944 6 месяцев назад

@RedRiderCanadaBC it doesn't bother me to use a half inch/three quarter inch adapter. By the way, the thread on the main shaft is left hand and the thread on the sprocket shaft is right hand.

@RL-if6dy 6 месяцев назад

👍

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

👍 👍

@robertloftin3266 6 месяцев назад

I found them on Amazon not too bad & they have both sizes early and late models

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@fritzk9118 6 месяцев назад

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

✌️✌️✌️✌️

@northbysoutheast5439 6 месяцев назад

😎👍

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

😎

@davidfellows6250 6 месяцев назад

I've never seen your channel before but a redhead with a raven who likes bike. whats not to love. If i was 30 years younger i might be your stalker. I make a lot of tools because, yeah your right they are ridiculously priced, especially if your only going tocuse them once or twice. I just made one for my 2014 roadking forks. they wanted like 60$ for i cut the end off a 5/8 " spark plug socket which fits the cap perfectly and then just use a 3/8 drive to remove. 5$.and it's the size of a quarter so i take it with me.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

I love homemade tools, they always have character.I'm glad you found my channel, thanks for watching! ✌️

@rustdawg7364 5 месяцев назад

Many yarrs ago mynfamily had a cat that look exactly like that named silver.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

🙂

@Wolshanze 6 месяцев назад

I want more TINY a whole episode .

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Oh my hahah

@benderbender1233 6 месяцев назад

g0 red g0!! ✌😘✌

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Go bender go!! ✌️🙂

@benderbender1233 6 месяцев назад

@@RedRiderCanadaBC 🤗

@NickManCuso59 5 месяцев назад

Mornin from Montana. Is that a raven ? If so does it have a name ?

@RedRiderCanadaBC 5 месяцев назад

It’s a crow and his name is Loki but he goes by Byrd lol

@NickManCuso59 5 месяцев назад

@@RedRiderCanadaBC Loki the Byrd is very cool. Thx RED ! 😊

@davidcoyote8921 6 месяцев назад

👍🐾

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

👍 🐾 🐦‍⬛

@harleyj3938 6 месяцев назад

For a minute I thought he was my cat. Russian blues .

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

He's just an alley cat mix

@harleyj3938 6 месяцев назад

Looks identical to mine. Mine is a Russian blue. At least when you Google Russian blue cat, looks just like him.

@gcanaday1 6 месяцев назад

I fear I may have to do this. I don't wanna but i do gotta change the sprocket.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

If you don't mind having it be 3/4 drive you can sip the bit with the washer and just cut the socket and add some pipe to lengthen it

@gcanaday1 6 месяцев назад

@@RedRiderCanadaBC Yeah, I'll see what I've got lying around. I'm sure there is something!

@wildhorsewildhorse561 6 месяцев назад

When you cut the chrome socket you had both ends for your tool. You didn't need to buy the reducer.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

We wanted the tool to be 1/2 inch drive, just a little more convenient for using with a torque wrench that way.

@richprince9901 6 месяцев назад

I'm thinking a 6 point socket would be better

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

I thought so too, but couldn’t find one.

@UnderestimatedA1 6 месяцев назад

Not hillbilly or rednekn if it works it's right.

@user-ll9zd2dh6h 6 месяцев назад

I beat ya on this one Red.My boss gave me a socket he knew he would never use and we had plenty of DOM tube lying around so I made it for nothing,zilch.

@RedRiderCanadaBC 6 месяцев назад

Free is good hahah