ziggie
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I thought i had the socket to fit but i don't to adjust chain when needed.what size is axel nut.looks like a 22mm or 25 thanks
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Yeah, that's what I used to get the wheel off this last weekend. I didn't have my big set with the 27mm socket to torque the nut to the 72 foot pounds called for in the service manual. Was thinking about a run to Autozone to buy one when my friend sitting there in a lawn chair drinking beer pointed out that I could use the torque wrench on the other smaller axle bolt head while holding the the big nut with a crescent. Felt like an idiot there for a minute, but was happy I didn't need to waste the gas, money, and time on a tool I didn't need. Of course I'm sure he'll never let me forget it -- that's what friends are for!
When it says to put 72 lbs of torque on the bolt, .... how do you know how much you're putting on at any given moment?
It's time to adjust the chain tension, and I note i have to loosen that bolt. Makes me nervous. I'd like to know that my rear tire will stay attached to the motorcycle while cruising at 65mph!
Is there a chain adjusting thread somewhere? I've read the manual, but I'm always looking for experienced advice.
(yes, I've done the search too...that's what I'm doing now, and that's what brought me to this thread.)
You adjust the torque wrench to the final torque value before you begin. As you tighten the nut, the force required to keep turning it increases as it tightens. When the torque reaches the set value on the wrench, it's indicted by either a click, reading an analog scale, reading a digital display, a vibration, and/or a beep, depending on what kind of torque wrench you have. Then you know you have reached the specified torque value.
The torque value for the axle nut is just that: it is how tight to make the nut. That in itself has nothing to do with the chain tension.
Greg
No, it doesn't, but you can't adjust the chain tension without loosening the rear wheel nut. I've found a $22 Sears wrench that measures torque, so I'll start with that.
Not sure what to think of this - had the Honda dealer replace tires about 6 weeks ago. Put ~3,000 miles on the bike since then. Hard to describe but seemed like there was a little 'float' in the rear end while riding yesterday. Was checking things over after my ride - I could unscrew the rear wheel axle nut with my bare hand! I'm like - Holy Crap! I'd been doing a bunch of Interstate stuff lately. Grabbed a box wrench and my torque wrench and tightened it up to 60 ft-lbs - just as a guess - lug nuts on the truck are 85 ft-lbs, didn't think it would be that high on the bike. I see here 72 ft-lbs is the correct value, I will go back and re-torque it later. Could this thing have loosened up on its own? Or it is more likely it was never tightened correctly to begin with? Is there anything that could have gotten damaged during this time? Anything else I should check because of this?
Jelo,
Might be a good idea to check chain adjustment and rear wheel alignment when you re-torque the axle. They're probably OK, but it never hurts to be sure.
Bob
Had it been properly torqued, it could not loosen on it's own. The dealer screwed up, which is, sadly, all too common. Be sure to tell them about it. In the future don't use them, or if you do, be sure to double check their work. It's for your own safety.
Greg
Jello,
In the How To section of the forum there is a thread started by Beemerphile on drive chain maintenance. It's a really good tutorial on how to adjust the chain and align the wheel.
Bob