S2R back wheel nut

[Drumnagorrach]

Holy **** , ever tried to achieve 176 nm with a normal torque wrench ?
How the fek are you supposed to hold the back wheel from going round , I managed about 160 nm in gear and with all sorts of weird contortions try ing to hold down the back brake and pull on the wrench .
On a more positive note , ,fitted the Michelin pilot road three off the old M900 ( only been on a couple of weeks ) loads better than the Pirelli Angel ,tottaly different profile ,much more pointy ,bit like a TT100 .

[rollo22]

It helps if the torque wrench is fairly long mine is 600mm ish
I use one foot on rear brake and a steady pull on wrench.
Discovered that fresh grease on all mating surfaces and thread helps.

[boris]

When I had to do this on the EVO, I used a van tie-down strap and secured it to the car to counter the turning forces. Another time when it was PID I used the strap in a figure-8 on to the front wheel (Back wheel top spoke, front wheel bottom spoke). The force applied tries to turn the front wheel in the opposite direction and maintains equilibrium..

[boris]

I should have said that for undoing the rear nut. Just switch the strap to the opposite spokes for tightening. (Or anchor it to your car/house).

[Drumnagorrach]

Great idea, Boris. I will give it a try ��

[Dave G]

I just used a piece of softwood through the spokes though I never really had any issues torquing the nut back up, the tricky bit always seemed to be getting it off after a while.

[Drumnagorrach]

I just used a piece of softwood through the spokes though I never really had any issues torquing the nut back up, the tricky bit always seemed to be getting it off after a while.


Comes off nae bother, with the rattle gun. What did you jam the lump of wood against?

[Dave G]

Umm, the swingarm.:biggrin:

[BigOz]

I've heard of the suggestion of resting the end of the the torque wrench against the ground and using the wheel to apply the torque, never had a single side bike so never tried it.

[Luddite]

As Dave G said, using the spokes to lock up the wheel seems the best way. My Ducati Performance paddock stand has a bar and bracket for just that purpose. It's very secure and makes wheel removal a breeze. Perhaps you could adapt your stand in a similar way...

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[Drumnagorrach]

What a simple solution Luddite , I can do that, will find some nice bits of pipe tomorrow and wald it up .
Cheers

[Luddite]

If it helps, the measurements are:

Welded tube - 75mm x OD 32mm/ID 26mm (wall thickness 3mm including paint)
Locking tube - 210mm x OD 25mm/ID 21mm (wall thickness 1.9mm)

You might be able to squeeze an old handlebar grip on the end to protect the spokes.