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Over torqued rear axle
05/23/16 at 17:39:52
So I was doing some maintenance on the s40 the other day and I may have over torqued the rear axle by about 15 foot pounds extra. I set my torque wrench at 65 foot pounds and there was something wrong with it because it did not click so I kept on going until I realised wow, that's quite a bit of force.
Can over torquing by this much damage the rear hub assembly?
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Re: Over torqued rear axle
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05/23/16 at 17:43:26
No, it is a pretty beefy bolt with fine threads.
Back it back down to what it should be, and don't worry about it.
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05/23/16 at 18:02:15
I'm not worried about the bolt, I'm more worried about clamping down too hard on the rear wheel/pulley/brake and screwing the aluminum.
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05/23/16 at 18:14:37
I lifted the back of my bike into the air with a breaker bar trying to loosen the factory torqued rear axle nut.
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05/23/16 at 18:28:37
Kris,
That is about what I have found with Zukis factory settings. They seem to be very enthusiastic about tightening stuff.
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05/23/16 at 18:40:06
So I should be good, is what you guys are saying.
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05/23/16 at 18:44:47
Yep.
I even tried an impact wrench and it wouldn't touch it! It took lots of patience and strength in the end!
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05/23/16 at 19:02:44
So how did you loosen it? Heat?
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05/23/16 at 19:14:27
Simple perseverance! The breaker finally did it.
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05/23/16 at 19:20:58
So I'm guessing these things are super tough.
Well, I'm sold, I didn't break it.
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05/23/16 at 19:26:48
Yeah, it's pretty durable. The axle takes a beating.
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05/23/16 at 19:36:55
In theory what would you booger up first, the axle or the the wheel?
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05/23/16 at 19:40:57
I would guess the threads on the axle then maybe the wheel bearings might complain a few miles down the road. This is only a guess though.
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05/23/16 at 19:59:57
Thanks for the reassurance, I thought i could have seriously messed up something.
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05/23/16 at 20:08:22
As long as you loosened it back down to factory specs, you should be ok. I don't think just over torquing it would hurt anything if the threads are still good.
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