PerrydaSavage wrote on 07/09/08 at 15:45:40:Thanks for all the suggestions folks! Had a chance to check it out in detail this evening ... improperly tightened pinch bolt and axle ... less than 5 mins. with a 14mm socket wrench and a good allen key and the LS was good to go again!
Perry, glad you got it fixed..Pretty scary stuff though, wondering who overlooked this. I wouldn't be surprised if it was like that from the dealer.
I took my Savage in for a new front tire....I was in the office paying when I heard a horrible BANG BANG BANG.......I looked out through the glass and this dumb a$$ had a wrench on my front axle banging it with a hammer........I quickly went out and screamed for him to stop....He replies " Well that axle bolt is seized and I can't get it off......The idiot didn't even know enough to remove the pinch bolt.
When I showed him he says " Oh well that's different, I ain't never seen one like that before"...Like where do they hire these people? Turned out he was a work prep guy that wasn't even a mechanic!
I raised a real fuss and told them if my forks were bent or the seals gone I was coming back after them.
Just goes to show, it isn't safe to let anyone work on your machine unless you know them and their credentials.
Glad you didn't have a mishap on your long road trip back
If I were you I would be taking a couple of hours on the weekend and going over that puppy in detail...