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Craigg · 27-08-18, 10:46 AM

i just done it by feel with the weight off the front end. the lower adjustment nut sets the tension, so torquing the top yoke nut should not affect the bearing tightness.

80nm on the top adjuster nut sounds like wildly too much. the top adjuster nut is just nipped up against the bottom nut, to stop that unwinding itself. and the Top Yoke nut is the one that gets properly torqued?

i suspect by trying to get 80nm on the top adjuster nut, your actually tightening the lower adjustment nut also

27-08-18, 10:46 AM	#21
Craigg Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Fife Posts: 112	Re: Advice Please: Head stock bearing tightening? i just done it by feel with the weight off the front end. the lower adjustment nut sets the tension, so torquing the top yoke nut should not affect the bearing tightness. 80nm on the top adjuster nut sounds like wildly too much. the top adjuster nut is just nipped up against the bottom nut, to stop that unwinding itself. and the Top Yoke nut is the one that gets properly torqued? i suspect by trying to get 80nm on the top adjuster nut, your actually tightening the lower adjustment nut also