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Originally Posted by ricster
OnD it was last off the bike a few thousand miles ago to replace the tire at the dealer. So im not sure about torque values or anything else....geez dont tell me my dealer cant change tires without screwing up? What do I need to look for?
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I would never say that the dealer can't change a tire without screwing up, but things like that have been known to happen. In my case, I had my bike for almost a year and then happened to discover that the swing arm nut was not correctly torqued.
Since it is so easy to do, and has a direct bearing (no pun intended) on wheel security, I would be checking the nut torque. The sequence and orientation of the parts are:
1. Large aluminum conical spacer.
2. Plain steel washer.
3. Belleville washer.
4. Nut and safety clip.
Consider this
II to represent the rim, this
I) to represent the conical washer this
I to represent the steel washer, this
) to represent the Belleville and its orientation, and this
[] to represent the nut.
The arrangement is:
II - I) - I ) - []
Ignore the dashes. they are there because the editor did not want to allow enough pace between the symbols.
Beach is correct that the manufacturers do not seem to use the best grease that is available. He is also correct in that you should always get your bearings from a bearing and seal house.