| Author | Message | ||
     Kcfirebolt |
I snapped my axle removal tool this evening trying to remove the rear wheel. I suspect that the axle might have siezed. How would I know for sure and what are the best solutions? Wish I'd used that anti sieze. (Message edited by Kcfirebolt on March 08, 2005) | ||
| Thepup |
Wow,third or fourth one I have heard about.Mine seized to the bearing. | ||
| Static |
Are you sure that you were turning the tool in the right direction? Did you loosen the pinch bolt first? | ||
| Lovematt |
I tap mine a little bit before I start loosening the axle and never had a problem. I also use anti-seize on the threads which seems to help. | ||
| Kcfirebolt |
I did loosen the pinch bolt, but have not been using anti seize. I will from now on. For clarity. I don't know that it's seized, just suspect at this point, and I'm not how to tell if its seized or not. I have a buddy coming over tonight, and we're going to dig into it a little deeper. | ||
| Scitz |
I recently bought a used '03 XB9R and when I went to replace the rear tire I found that my axle had a lot of corrosion on it. It only had 2050 mile on it when I bought it and I think the guy left it outside most of the time. When two different metals are in contact they can corrode like on a car engine with the aluminum water pump and steel engine block. I put some lube on the axle (not the threads) when I installed the wheel on the bike to help prevent the problem. I found that most of the corrosion wasn’t on the threads but on the smooth parts that match up on the sing arm and axle. I also used a wire brush to clean the corrosion from the swing arm and the axle before lubing. | ||
| Glitch |
I broke Shred's tool two summers ago. He had it welded back together. Anti-sieze is the way to go. |
