Rear wheel tightening?
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Re: Rear wheel tightening?
21 Sep 2011 06:15
yeah i dont torque the nut on rear wheel down either,i just tighten it as tight as i can get it with my big ol cresent wrench and still get a cotter pin in there.
im not sure what differance leaving brake arm loose makes,ive never had to loosen one to tighten a chain.
im not sure what differance leaving brake arm loose makes,ive never had to loosen one to tighten a chain.
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21 Sep 2011 06:27wireman wrote: just for its and grins i looked up the torque specs for rear wheel it says between 72-101 ft lbs on that nut,id say thats a lot of allowance for what ever the situation may be for each particular bike! :laugh:
if the wheel doesnt spin at 101 lbs try setting your torque wrench to 75 lbs and see if it spins,at 150lbs id be willing to bet that wheel aint gonna budge! :sick:
the bolt will only stretch so much then its going to shove the spacers into the bearings turning it into one giant emergency brake! :woohoo:
EXACTLY
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Re: Rear wheel tightening?
21 Sep 2011 09:33T_Dub wrote:jonnybravo wrote:mvent wrote: 78 KZ1000, have rear wheel centered, chain on, caliper in place, brake arm attached, assembled spacer sequence using manual, must have screwed up because when I tighten castle nut wheel won't spin, what did I do wrong, HELP
Mike
i HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A INDY WHO WAS A WRENCH/DEALER for Kawasaki IN THE 70'S ( AND KNOWS these BIKES BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS) TO PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE TORQUE spec, tighten till firm and thats good, worked for me, now the others will slam and advise against, so ...... ur decision
When you torque it down you're torquing an assembly of steel spacers and bearing housings, not torquing it has absolutely no advantage whatsoever. I'm sure the guys at Kawi who wrote the service manuals just arbitrarily made up a torque value, knowing that those experienced 1970's american mechanics would figure it out.
well actually he was certified by Kawasaki as a tech in 73 when the Z1's came out ( and has 40 years experience in the business) so ur condescending attitude is misappropriated, also ur inference or arbitrailly made up values/ American mechanic ??? :whistle: WTF is that all about, and as far as manuals are concerned, they 're all perfect right ???? :blink:
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