I just received my 66T ring gear / 9T pinion gear set. Looks beefy, should work fine

BUT...

I'm trying to think ahead here, in case I have to remove it on this bike again, like if the 9/66 doesn't work well with my setup or something else comes up

I'd like to not have to pull the entire primary assembly off (clutch, chain, comp) and was thinking:

The aftermarket / bolt-on ring gears I've seen, the mounting bolts thread in from behind, making them all but inaccessible once the clutch assembly is installed. They require that you pull the clutch basket to get at them due to them being SHCS's. Now...I have two ideas

one: what if I just used standard hex head bolts? You can still thread in from the back, but it'd be easier to get at those bolts with a box wrench than an allen. Harder to set a specific torque here, but "man tight" would do, I would think.

OR

two: instead of just using a bolt from the back, what about using a bolt AND nut w/ 262? Bolts go in from the front, red loctite, washer, and nut on the back? This way one could set the torque AND still be able to swap the ring gear with the clutch assembly still on the mainshaft.

What do you guys think>?

 

****...wrong forum. sorry mods. move to transmission discussion?