as listed in another forum

[GRUNT_Jarksbro]

So the bike is back together but had issues with the front end. (maybee the back brake too but im not as worried about that yet.
Seemed when we tried to tighten the front axel nuts down the wheel would bind up.
So we read the manual (i hate doing that)
it said to tighten the pinch bolts on the left fork first..torque the axel nut then continue with the other side pinch bolts then torque those. But we had no socket that fit on anything to torque so we went by feel.

Depending on how hard I tightened the axel nut the more the front forks moved together.

I rode the bike and it seemed okay but im afraid that if the amount of fork seperation in the front is off i might die.
Since I have no kids they are not to concerned but my mom would be mad.

Anybody wanna give me a hand.. Mike ? ..you got a honda too ..you have this problem?

If allelse fails i will take it to the shop and ask them to have a look?

[Jimbo 197]

I think you need to borrow a torque wrench.  As i recall, the properly torqued axle bolt sets the fork separation distance and then the pinch bolts keep it there.  Over torquing the axle will cause drag on the wheel and may cause bearing damage eventually if not corrected. You're probably in the right neighborhood if the wheel spins freely while up on the wheel stand, but it's still worth peace of mind to torque it. Hopefully you'll be back on the road for Thursday eve or the weekend ride.

[rollingstone]

Hey paul see me on fri afternoon i will torque your wheel to proper torque. .Then maybe we can squid on fri night.

[GRUNT_Jarksbro]

Ok mike.
I will come over after work

[rollingstone]

Don't for get the stand.Maybe flash can bring it in the truck.We will need to use it to torque the wheel.

[GRUNT_Jarksbro]

Don't for get the stand.Maybe flash can bring it in the truck.We will need to use it to torque the wheel.

I will drop it off at your house on thursday night or friday afternoon.
I think flash is busy