EMira
XS650 Enthusiast
Seems like a dumb question but how are you guys holding the rear axle wheel its time to torque to spec?
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Axle torque
- Thread starter EMira
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Bike on center stand and tighten away. Fortunately my axle doesn’t turn when I tighten the nut. If it did I’d just stick a screwdriver in the hole to hold it in place.
EMira
XS650 Enthusiast
Thanks. Ya maybe i just need to get the bike off the ground. My definitely spin with it quite easy.
Tightening to spec is kinda silly with a cotter pin so I just tighten it nice and snug and put the pin in. Never had an issue.
Same. Basicly all i have ever used are factory tools to tighten the Nut then backed it off it it was between 2 split pin holes.
More useful when setting bearing preload, but like old man once showed me stroke castle nut face on flat stone easy bit - and check . You fellas most all know that anyway. I think I might have had an axle slip long time ago on a CL77 - probably I was drunk and forgot to tighten it. Smooshed the 6mm adjuster bolty thingie. These days Mr Torque Wrench is calibrated and used, with loctite and stroke on stone as needed. No heal so fast now!
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If rear wheel removal was required on the side of the road, is it even possible to loosen the castle nut with tools supplied in the tool kit? Let’s assume 108 ft lbs was applied upon installation.
If rear wheel removal was required on the side of the road, is it even possible to loosen the castle nut with tools supplied in the tool kit? Let’s assume 108 ft lbs was applied upon installation.
I bump that to good n tight.
Most of the tool kits I've had there was a axle wrench, the sliding handle extends that wrench and the whole thing can be moved quite easily with your foot.
Grease that axle, front or back. I just tried to remove the rear axle of a new to me '81 CB750C. The axle had been cleaned and not greased. Two spacers had rust welded to the axle, and this is not a rusty bike. Now I know WHY I grease axles.
German Torque
I don't use a torque wrench. I get it good a tight with the same tools I carry on the bike. That way I know I could loosen it on the side of the road if needed.
I’m guessing that if I tried to release 108 ft lbs with the tool kit wrench, I’d bend it.
Impressive torque out of those "toy" tookit tools is possible.
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I'm sure you would.............If on the other hand you did the work yourself, each time using the tool kit, there would be no problem
