hey guys,
My belt is a bit slack so i need to adjust my wheel back a bit. however out of all the tools iv acquired, none seem to fit on the rear axle nuts.
just wondering if anyone knows what size spanners i would need for these.
i believe the left side is bigger than the right.
iv checked through my manual but cant see anything.
the section on adjusting the belt doesnt mention what size these nuts are.
maybe there is a section on tool sizes needed but i cant find it

2011 iron

 

Pick up a pair of plastic dial calipers so you can measure stuff like this, yourself.

 

i thought about that, but being in the UK most of our stuff is measured in millimeters. and most of the nuts of my harley are in inches. im not sure if dial calipers from the uk would measure in inches. of course im not even sure if the nuts are in inches or MM.
i bought a full set of SAE spanners, this has done me fine until now. however im clearly gonna need to buy a bigger spanner

 

 

ok now im gonna sound like an idiot, but because in the uk we never use imperial measurements, i have no idea how i would work out what 7/16 inches was.
i get 1/4 1/2 3/4 and 1 inch, but after that im lost

 

Knights;

Every measurement is based on dividing a inch into parts...7/16 is just a little smaller than 1/2 and just a little bigger than 1/4.Works the same way with 32nd and 64th of an inch.To reduce down just find a number that will go into both top and bottom numbers equally>>>1/4=2/8 and so on.

Glock Man

 

Crescent wrench..both sides but if you don't have those then it's usually a 15/16 on the bolt side and 1-1/6 on the nut side

 

Knight, the nut torque is very important on the axle nut. The solid axle is torque is about 75 ft lbs with 78 being the absolute max. The hollow axle torques to 100. If 78 ft lbs is exceeded on the solid axle the spacers will need to be replaced. Don't even think about using the Cresent Wrenches.

 

If you have only useless info why post? Do we pics of tools?

 

thanks for the help n info guys