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RE: [ST] for Jack - stripped rear axle
- Subject: RE: [ST] for Jack - stripped rear axle
- From: "Rick & Joyce" <rnjwes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 11:12:58 -0700
>>> 3. Could the dealer have over-torqued the rear axel nut during the
service? (I had the bike serviced on Thursday ($1000), and installed
the chain on Saturday) <<<
doggy wrote:
> With 12,000 miles on the bike and you've been using the correct
torque for the rear axle nut, I'd obviously look for a strong, young,
new tech working for the dealer.<
Good point, Don. I was thinking along the lines of their possibly
having applied the ST's 146nm [107.6 ft/lbs] to the RS's axle nut
which could well have caused the problem you're having to deal with...
--
Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST
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