rear axel - 2000 bagger
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rear axel - 2000 bagger
My rear wheel of my 2000 bagger is in the shop getting a new tire mounted. When I took it off, the cone nut on the axel was on the left, the welded nut on the right. I am thinking that if I put it back in the opposite way (cone nut on the right), it will make it easier should I have to remove my rear brake caliper in the future. I am aware that direction of rotation can sometimes loosen a nut, but this one has a cotter pin through it, so I am thinking it should be a non-issue. Also, both swingarms look identical, there are no weld nubs or side-mounted drive belt adjuster cams as on some models. My adjusters are of the common type where the threaded piece sticks straight out of the end of the swing arm.
Any feedback? Thanks, Sammy D - Chicago
Any feedback? Thanks, Sammy D - Chicago
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Inspect the swing arm very carefully for cracks. The pre 2002's tend to break in various places as did mine. I sell lots of conversion kits to fix this and usually the people do not even realize there is a problem until it is too late.
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