Are you having continual rear wheel bearing issues. If so the answer you are looking for could be here. Over tightening the axle time and time again will increase the wear rate of your wheel bearings.
I would think if it is a real concern just duplicate that possibly smooches thin aluminum inner spacer with a steel one? ..yes a tad bit more unsprung weight....just another small weight insult like rim locks heavy duty tube or even various choice of heavy tire brand /model..is a couple more grams gonna matter?
About £25 for a reasonable torque wrench, a few quid more for a 1/2" socket to fit the nut. Why use anything else and just end up with a (almost certainly wrong) guess on something your machine and life depends on?
@@BeautifulNorthWales-en3lx I think you have totally missed the point. It’s all about understanding tools and leverage. Yes use a torque wrench 100% but not everyone has one.
@@RobboRobinson Not using (or having) a torque wrench when you own a bike is like riding without a helmet: it can be done, but it's a really bad idea. I don't guess torques when I service an aircraft. It's going to lead to a failure if I do. That's why there are regulations and why bike makers specify the correct torques.
@@BeautifulNorthWales-en3lx I don't disagree with what you are saying. In the workshop there's no excuse. Out in the field , forest, mountain track people have limited tools and I'm blown if I know rider with a torque wrench tucked in his airbox. We have to understand our tools and bikes and do what's needed at times until they are in the workshop environment.
Please, please, someone explain to me why if I most likely over tightened that axle nut on my bike , and I just took the carter pin out and that axle nut that I thought I over tightened is now so loose I can take it off with my fingers. Why is that? How can that be? If that carter pin went in after I tightened it, and never moved , how can it possibly be loose when i take that carter pin back out? How?
Yamaha street bikes axle spec is unbelievably high! I wanta say like 140 ft pounds or some such! It is so high that least one aftermarket chain adjuster company will void your warranty on their pricey item if you torque more than 100 foot pounds which I find Yamaha's spec bizarre! WHY?
