 drive shaft problem, please help guys |
 Jul 28, 2008 - 6:50 AM
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hey i have a major problem with my drive shaft and it really $#@!$ piss me off, cause i always have to take of my rim and re-tighten the big 32 ,34 or 36 mm nut that goes on the hub and pulls the drive shaft when tighten.. after that its only good for about a days regular drive and then comes loose again and all you can hear is big CLURKS noises... does anyone know why my drive shaft nut keep coming loose???? please help guys....
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Jul 28, 2008 - 6:55 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Portsmouth, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
because it's not tight enough.
If you're talking about the axle nuts, they should be torqued to 159 ft/lbs and there should be a cotterpin that goes through the hole in the axle shaft to keep the nut from coming too far off. -------------------- |
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xxFROZENxx drive shaft problem Jul 28, 2008 - 6:50 AM
Justen there should be a castle nut and cotter pin that g... Jul 28, 2008 - 6:59 AM xxFROZENxx yeah i have torqued them both side to 159 ft/lbs a... Jul 28, 2008 - 5:14 PM Bitter how many times did you click the torque wrench? Jul 28, 2008 - 6:34 PM Remy Check the thread on the axle maybe you over-torque... Jul 28, 2008 - 7:01 PM xxFROZENxx click only 2 time... i didnt want to over tighten ... Jul 29, 2008 - 2:13 AM
xxFROZENxx bump Jul 31, 2008 - 3:17 AM |
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