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TORQUEING REAR AXLE
Bryanj:
3/8 nut in elbow joint and when it flies out or hurts a lot youre there!
StevieWonder:
Thought I'd try a slightly more elegant solution. Pete the policeman/ fork leg not required. Found a 24/17 mm hex ring spanner from a YAMAHA tool kit (nice quality to be fair). Drilled and filed a square 3/8" hole near the 24 mm end to take the torque wrench. Set a 90 degree configuration as per pic. Loosened, but did not removed foot peg nut, to increase clearance. Tested existing torque and found previous guesstimate to be 48 ft/Lbs - good job it's still running in! Gradually increased torque, as wasn't sure spanner was robust enough, but it was. Set at 67 ft/Lbs, unfortunately smack between split pin holes! Estimate next split pin hole alignment will far exceed max torque 72 ft/Lbs.
At a latter time. I realised that there are 2-holes for the split pin through the end of the axle at 90 degrees to one-another and the second one was lined up.
Bryanj:
You are way overthinking this
Green1:
Never torqued up the axle and never will.
Not lost a wheel yet. ;)
Nurse Julie:
It's a bike, not the Starship Enterprise....keep it simple.
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