help refitting front wheel - urgent

loverobot · 25-Jul-2006, 20:44

i cant get the spindle back in on my 748s - any tips / is it just whack witha mallet?

Nigel C · 25-Jul-2006, 21:00

wedge a flat blade screwdriver into the gap on the bottom of the fork leg tap in gently one each side should make it easier to slide in the spindle

andyb · 25-Jul-2006, 21:02

When its refitted make sure you only tighten the mounting bolts to the correct torque!..........it may well be oval from overtightening...thats why its difficuly to fit?

nathanhu · 25-Jul-2006, 21:08

make sure it fits without the wheel first,
youll see then if it oval or not

loverobot · 25-Jul-2006, 21:28

that was hard
wiggling witha long handle did the trick though
what torque for the clamp and the spindle bolts please?

Lightning Boy · 25-Jul-2006, 22:46

Axle Nut is 63 Nm and the Axle clamp bolts are 19 Nm

loverobot · 26-Jul-2006, 05:59

thanks a lot
the feker was just not going in so i had resorted to the mallet!
anyway sorted now

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25-Jul-2006, 20:44	#1
loverobot Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 723 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: leeds help refitting front wheel - urgent i cant get the spindle back in on my 748s - any tips / is it just whack witha mallet? Reply

25-Jul-2006, 21:00	#2
Nigel C Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,710 Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Worthing Sussex Mood: happy bike passed MOT wedge a flat blade screwdriver into the gap on the bottom of the fork leg tap in gently one each side should make it easier to slide in the spindle Reply

25-Jul-2006, 21:02	#3
andyb Registered Forum User BSB Star Posts: 6,720 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: northampton Mood: Has change happened...must of missed it! When its refitted make sure you only tighten the mounting bolts to the correct torque!..........it may well be oval from overtightening...thats why its difficuly to fit? Reply

25-Jul-2006, 21:08	#4
nathanhu Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 631 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Germany, 3 hours from the ring.. Mood: head down make sure it fits without the wheel first, youll see then if it oval or not Reply

25-Jul-2006, 21:28	#5
loverobot Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 723 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: leeds that was hard wiggling witha long handle did the trick though what torque for the clamp and the spindle bolts please? Reply

25-Jul-2006, 22:46	#6
Lightning Boy Registered Forum User Big Twin Posts: 1,388 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Newick, East Sussex Mood: Waiting at the Crossroads...... Axle Nut is 63 Nm and the Axle clamp bolts are 19 Nm Reply

26-Jul-2006, 05:59	#7
loverobot Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 723 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: leeds thanks a lot the feker was just not going in so i had resorted to the mallet! anyway sorted now Reply