SeaJay
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What’s the very top part in the pic? The one I destroyed driving the old bearings out…
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Bearing spacers
- Thread starter aspookytree
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It's not destroyed, it's usable. It slides over the bearing spacer (the 98mm one). All it does is keep the bearing spacer centered enough in the hub until you insert the axle. That will make sense when you install the second bearing, and will make more sense when you install the axle.
You can make one out of any old piece of metal, and I think it might be a good idea to have two, one near each end of the bearing spacer when dealing with disc brake wheels.
You can make one out of any old piece of metal, and I think it might be a good idea to have two, one near each end of the bearing spacer when dealing with disc brake wheels.
SeaJay
XS650 Enthusiast
Thank you. I appreciate all the info.
SeaJay
XS650 Enthusiast
SeaJay
XS650 Enthusiast
Sometimes procrastination pays off. Waited a year and saved over $10…
SeaJay
XS650 Enthusiast
Got it all back together with new bearings and proper spacer install thanks to the knowledge here. Two final questions, I did a quick search and didn’t come up with a definitive answer. 1) what is the appropriate amount of slack for drive chain tension? 2) what is the proper torque for the axle nut?
SeaJay
XS650 Enthusiast
My torque wrench is manual and only has 3 settings. 1) one hand 2) two hands 3) two hands and a foot pushing against the wall.3/4" 20mm
108.5 foot pounds, no slacking and just setting to 108 even!
Thank you. You’ve been super helpful. Hadn’t ridden my bike in over a year because of all this happening while I had too many other projects going on.
#3!
It's kinda BS anyways since you have to get the hole/slots to line up for the cotter key.
3) OOGY DOOGIES
Many of the 650 manuals give that single number for the axle but it's rather silly for a castle nut that has to be aligned for a cotter key. I think I tried tightening it once to 108 and could barely do it, lol. I've since checked all the manuals and discovered there is one that gives all the torque specs in ranges, the '77 manual .....
It gives the rear axle nut as a range from about 87 to 130. I just make it good 'n tight and align the cotter pin hole. But since I found this range, I did then check my "good 'n tight" setting. The torque wrench clicked at 87 so I know I'm tight enough to meet the minimum spec. I actually don't know how tight it is, but it's good enough, and I don't bother checking it with a torque wrench.
It gives the rear axle nut as a range from about 87 to 130. I just make it good 'n tight and align the cotter pin hole. But since I found this range, I did then check my "good 'n tight" setting. The torque wrench clicked at 87 so I know I'm tight enough to meet the minimum spec. I actually don't know how tight it is, but it's good enough, and I don't bother checking it with a torque wrench.
SeaJay
XS650 Enthusiast
So I pulled the cotter pin back out, loosened the nut and put my torque wrench on 100lbs. Got it to 100 and I was just a hair shy of lining up the hole to put the cotter pin back in. So I set the wrench to 105 and gave it a slight nudge and completely stripped the nut. The threads on the axle look fine, so I’ve got a new nut on the way. In the mean time, I can’t help but wonder if I did something wrong because I have this space here.
I measured the spacers, so I know they’re right. I checked the bearings and they seem to be correct, so that just leaves the installation of the top hat spacer. I installed it with the flange on the inside of the bearing because that’s the way the diagram showed it. Should the flange side of the top hat spacer be outside of the bearing? Did I just fudge this all up??
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Flange goes in, you have that right. But yeah the space is not right, BUT that sheet metal cover slides on it's axle spacer, so can be "out of place" on the spacer.
It's not a big deal but the axle nut goes on the sprocket side.
Those chain adjuster bolts are in a long ways.
It's not a big deal but the axle nut goes on the sprocket side.
Those chain adjuster bolts are in a long ways.
SeaJay
XS650 Enthusiast
Ok. So then somehow my chain tensioners got switched, because they will only allow the axle to go in this way. I’ll flip that around.
To get proper tension on the chain I had to adjust them almost all the way in. Can I just pull a link out of the chain?
Im thinking yes but you can check before cutting by bunching chain over sprocket teeth.
NOOOOOO!
Good info here thanks Gary.
Anyone have similar for disc brake models?
