Bought this $18. Jeff Fredette/Moose/MSR axle tool and modified it. I cut off the small end which had no Husky value, and welded in a small piece of 12mm hex wrench which will fit the front axle. The other end is 27mm which fits the rear axle.
Looks good. One advantage to going with the replacement axle nuts available is you can turn it with a crescent, vise-grips or 15mm if you don't have your tool. A bolt and vise-grips will work in a pinch
Kelly sells, through www.motosportz.com an Axle wrench that fits the custom 15mm axle nut several people (including him) make (either aluminum or stainless steel) and the 27mm rear nut $14.95 Another way to go in an emergency with the 12 mm hex is using two 6mm items jammed in. Saw it work once anyway in Mexico..
I have found the axle wrench that comes with the KTM works just the same on my 450TXC. The front axle was switched out with the ZIP-TY magnetic nut in about 10 seconds. looks really good too. Come on Husky, no axle wrench give away when purchasing a new scoot?
I tried this last night but couldn't get it to work. I guess it takes "skills" or that juice you get when stranded in the middle of nowwhere, Mexico.
I SEEN IT! I was there. It's not that difficult, but George was there also, and he makes the 15mm replacement and was just shaking his head when it happened. -Blake
Funny thing my 06 TE 450 came with a 27 mm/15mm spanner with the bike. When I replaced the stock hex nut with a 15mm nut supplied by R&D Husky it was a dream outcome.
