tee jey
26-01-05, 01:47 AM
Thought I'd take the rear wheel out to give it a good clean. Ready with paddock stand but before I lifted my baby I knew I had to slacken the axel. On goes the super duper Pro socket (so as not to damage my nuts :lol: :shock) attached to the 3 foot long socket wrench to the chain side nut and on goes the equally super duper Pro socket (so as not to damage my bolt) attached to a standard ratchet wrench.
OK, to slacken the chain side nut, steady with the right hand and push with the left, and push
and push
and push. :shock:
Strong expletive (boy this is tight!!) but it has moved about 90 degrees. Push a bit more but think..... it wasn't this tight last time.
Have a rest and remove sockets from nuts and bolts.
OK, start again, put sockets on nut.... Shriek Oh…... (very very strong expletive :****ed: ) repeated several times.
Angled chain tension indicator thingy now a very strange twisted shape and turned through 90 degrees with the flat part that normally sits under the swing arm so buckled that is now gouging several circular scores in the face of the swing arm. :x
Tried every thing to hold this bent bit of metal still to limit the damage while I continued to release the axel nut. Ended up have to allow it to turn the remaining 90 deg then G clamping a piece of wood against the swing arm to prevent it turning even further. Eventually got it all undone and had to beat it back to the original L shape in a vice. Not possible to cover damage to swing arm as it a lacquered finish.
Root cause... Numski at the M/C tyre fitters in Eastleigh Hants (name and address supplied) did not use a torque wrench to tighten the axel when fitting my new tyres. I though at the time "I suppose he's a good judge of the correct torque having done the job so many time" I now reckon he probably put 150 Nm on my axel.
Moral ... If you want it done properly use the right tools or do it your self.
OK, to slacken the chain side nut, steady with the right hand and push with the left, and push
and push
and push. :shock:
Strong expletive (boy this is tight!!) but it has moved about 90 degrees. Push a bit more but think..... it wasn't this tight last time.
Have a rest and remove sockets from nuts and bolts.
OK, start again, put sockets on nut.... Shriek Oh…... (very very strong expletive :****ed: ) repeated several times.
Angled chain tension indicator thingy now a very strange twisted shape and turned through 90 degrees with the flat part that normally sits under the swing arm so buckled that is now gouging several circular scores in the face of the swing arm. :x
Tried every thing to hold this bent bit of metal still to limit the damage while I continued to release the axel nut. Ended up have to allow it to turn the remaining 90 deg then G clamping a piece of wood against the swing arm to prevent it turning even further. Eventually got it all undone and had to beat it back to the original L shape in a vice. Not possible to cover damage to swing arm as it a lacquered finish.
Root cause... Numski at the M/C tyre fitters in Eastleigh Hants (name and address supplied) did not use a torque wrench to tighten the axel when fitting my new tyres. I though at the time "I suppose he's a good judge of the correct torque having done the job so many time" I now reckon he probably put 150 Nm on my axel.
Moral ... If you want it done properly use the right tools or do it your self.