Front sprocket lock washer (aka locking plate) pretty rusty looking. Should I replace?

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radek79

Discussion Starter · 24 d ago

Hi all,

So I was cleaning out the gunk out of the front sprocket and I noticed that the somewhat diamond shape lock washer on the front sprocket is looking rather brown. I'm not noticing anything mechanically wrong with the bike, but out of an abundance of caution this has me a little concerned.

Should I replace this?

And a secondary question for those who have messed with this part of the bike, is it just a simple replace with 2 screws or are there any gotchas?

Thanks y'all.

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KTMasean

· #3 · 24 d ago

No need to worry at all.
The lock plate will out last the sprocket many times over. When the brown colour bothers you, undo the 2x bolts, turn the lock plate till the splines equals those of the shaft.
Now you can pull the lock plate off and clean it with some sand paper and give it a lick of paint or cera-coat it.
When re-installing put a little Locktite on the 2x retaining bolts.

radek79 said:
Hi all,

So I was cleaning out the gunk out of the front sprocket and I noticed that the somewhat diamond shape lock washer on the front sprocket is looking rather brown. I'm not noticing anything mechanically wrong with the bike, but out of an abundance of caution this has me a little concerned.

Should I replace this?

And a secondary question for those who have messed with this part of the bike, is it just a simple replace with 2 screws or are there any gotchas?

Thanks y'all. View attachment 56327

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