Man is that thing on there ! Wont budge !
Tried everything except fabbing up a lock bar .
Does anyone know the dimensions to make up a lock bar to fit a 1990 FLT ?
From what i see ... 1/4 " flat stock cut to a length of 7.5 ".?
Not sure if width should be 1.5 " with a notch cut out to clear the clutch or if a straight piece 1" wide would suffice ? Have seen both .

 

Did you try heat? Impact? They are a bitch.

 

Turnbuckle. And an Impact gun.

 

Have only tried the rag jam in the spocket thing and also tried jamming the starter ring gear to a bolt boss with a tool but the nut is so tight im afraid it will break out the casting if i go any further with that ! Also tried a chain wrench on the compensator cover but that didnt work at all.
If i try heat , how much heat would be enough ?
Have seen were propane has been used but cant see were that would work here as the nut is so tight .?
Im assuming that i will have to lock the system and try to shock the nut off ?
First timer with this .

 

Heating the nut will soften the red loctite that's probably in there. I used an impact wrench.

 

Yep, obviously an old shovel mechanic put it back together. Two drops of red Loc-tite, though many look at it and say "that can't be enough" and put a **** load more on. Then you can't get it off. I even had one that I hag to grind the nut off, pull the compensator, etc, then split the rest of it with a die grinder. It was solid loc-tite in that one. Be sure to clean the nut out really good otherwis the residual loc-tite can give you a false torque reading!!!
John

 

Get a length of flat steel and cut it so that it will fit between the compensator gear and the clutch hub gear at an angle. You can use that to lock the gears and it won't break.

Then you either have to get a 5' breaker bar or an impact wrench.

I have done both and definitely recommend the impact wrench.

 

Mine came off w/a piece of 2"x2" red oak cut into a wedge wrapped in a shop towel and a breaker bar with a 2' piece of ridgid pipe on it. Was a mother, though!

 

I did about the same way , pipe was about 2 ft long

 

just went through the same thing, get an impact wrench. twisted my craftsman breaker bar trying to do it that way.