Rear Axle Nut Torque tool
Road Captain
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From: Pinellas County, Florida
I remove one bolt in each shock so the swing arm can go up.
As much as I have to adjust or remove the rear wheel I borrow the 36mm socket from auto zone, it takes a 1/2" drive. Once I have the tension adjusted I mark the position on the cams, lower the bike to access the nut and axle, hold the left welded nut with a channel lock and torque 60-65 flbs.
As much as I have to adjust or remove the rear wheel I borrow the 36mm socket from auto zone, it takes a 1/2" drive. Once I have the tension adjusted I mark the position on the cams, lower the bike to access the nut and axle, hold the left welded nut with a channel lock and torque 60-65 flbs.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Hot Springs, AR
+1 - I think Harley sells the tool mainly to speed up wheel service by eliminating the need to remove the muffler, not to achieve better torque measurment. I just pull the right side muffler and lower the left side pipe with the muffler still attached. I bought a 1-7/16 socket and 3/4" breaker bar at Tractor Supply Co.
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From: Central Illinois
Rather than removing mufflers, which can be a real pain in the ***, try removing the lower shock bolts, loosen the tops, rotate the shocks back then tighten the top bolt to hold the shocks back. Now you can raise or lower the swing arm wherever you want either by lowering the frame jack or putting a floor jack under the tire.
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From: Honah Lee
Here is a page that explains it all and also has calculators to figure the change in the settings.
http://www.freeinfostuff.com/TorqueE...eExtension.htm
http://www.freeinfostuff.com/TorqueE...eExtension.htm
Hope you can figure it how. If you put a 6" extender at 90 deg on the say 17 1/2" long torque wrench that just say reads 1-100 ft lbs. When you tighten it to say 50 on the scale, what do you really think it is? I actually think it is indead more since just crudly laying a pull tape on it, the distance from the handle pivot that is normally 17 1/2" to were the socket goes is now about 18 1/2" to the socket at the end of the extender. With it staright out it measures 23 1/2" and that really makes a difference. The extra inch at 90 probably affects it little. I know it alway went to same place before and is pretty much why I just use a box wrench and stop at my mark were I insert pin on my bike. Alway use torque wrench on others however since too tight will put a preload on bearing if you tighten it so tight you crush inner spacer sleeve. If you do that the bearings probably die in just a few months, especially of the single row Dynas. Harley was crazy to put them on a motorcycle. Surprised the have not killed somebody with them. Even done correctly they do not last long. A double row Softail bearing will go 100K and still look new. I have a set in a 03 Fatboy wheel setting in the garage with 100K and they still fill new , tight and spin free
Last edited by Jackie Paper; Apr 30, 2012 at 03:59 PM.
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It is really 50 since the extension is at a 90* perpendicular to the torque wrench. If the angle is off then the length and angle will increase or decrease the actual force applied to the nut/bolt being tightened depending on the length/angle of the extension.
With it being 1" longer with a desired torque of 50 you would need to set the wrench to 47.3
With it being 1" longer with a desired torque of 50 you would need to set the wrench to 47.3
Last edited by Airborne350G; Apr 30, 2012 at 12:20 PM.
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From: Chicago
Third hand wrench
With a standard wrench on the right side of bike I have used this wrench on the left side with great sucess.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HARLEY-TOURI...495e67&vxp=mtr
Expensive but fits the bill for quick and easy adjustments on every touring bike I have worked on.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HARLEY-TOURI...495e67&vxp=mtr
Expensive but fits the bill for quick and easy adjustments on every touring bike I have worked on.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: SouthWestern Ontario
My home made version cost me $7.00 and works great for getting the belt tension right on without loosening as you are trying to tighten the other side. I fabricated a lower shock washer that allows me to leave the tool held in place if I want.
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From: Honah Lee
It is really 50 since the extension is at a 90* perpendicular to the torque wrench. If the angle is off then the length and angle will increase or decrease the actual force applied to the nut/bolt being tightened depending on the length/angle of the extension.
With it being 1" longer with a desired torque of 50 you would need to set the wrench to 47.3
With it being 1" longer with a desired torque of 50 you would need to set the wrench to 47.3
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With a standard wrench on the right side of bike I have used this wrench on the left side with great sucess.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HARLEY-TOURI...495e67&vxp=mtr
Expensive but fits the bill for quick and easy adjustments on every touring bike I have worked on.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HARLEY-TOURI...495e67&vxp=mtr
Expensive but fits the bill for quick and easy adjustments on every touring bike I have worked on.