| Author | Message | ||
     Jraice |
Taken the front wheel off a good number of times... never had this issue. Took front wheel/forks off today, got fresh fork oil installed and then replaced the forks. The front axle wasn't threading in much more then a rotation or two, I assumed it was the forks not being aligned. After trying several methods to check alignment I did the obvious and tried threading the axle only through the threaded side, and not the other fork hole. The axle will thread only until the large hole drilled from the bottom of the fork and up (parallel to the fork)... If I thread from the outside it will go until the same spot (meaning it threads in a lot more then the other direction but gets a lot of resistance at that spot). When threading in normally when it starts feeling resistance there is a smaller gap between the axle and the thread/fork hole on one side, as if the axle was skewed. Not sure how this could've happened or what to try to fix it. Already tried cleaning the threads. | ||
| Fudge1340 |
take axell and fork to dealer or machine shop to try and run a tap thru the fork leg. Or try and look for burrs or dirt or screwed up threads on the axell or fork leg. Clean and oil it and try again if nothing looks bad. Note you can get any tap or die you might need at mc master carr | ||
| Chrisrogers3 |
It sounds like you didnt have your forks set properly before trying to place the axle back in and you probably screwed up the first few threads on the fork (trust me you're not the first to do it). That lower fork leg if I remember correctly is about 150. If just the first few threads are screwed up you can get by if you can at least find the original threads. On the front axle I wouldnt suggest any thread repair measures due to the stress up there. If its too bad, replace the leg. | ||
| Etennuly |
Closely inspect the axle threads, if they are good put some antiseze on it and try to carefully screw it in from the outside of the fork leg. If you have a light cross thread starting in the first thread or so it may straighten it out. Then back it out look for shavings or a loose piece of thread, and be real careful starting it straight from then on. Always lube these things with antiseze. | ||
| Fudge1340 |
if the axell doesn't screw in at least half way by hand your going to screw it up. the steel will gaul the aluminum and strip the threads. You really should take the axell and the fork leg to a good commercial machine shop,they should be able to fix it for you for under $50. Watch out for buell dealers or automotive machine shops they tend to hire young kids that don't really know what they are doing, when it comes to repairing damaged threads. You really need a skilled machinist with 10-15 yrs experience (Message edited by fudge1340 on January 13, 2010) (Message edited by fudge1340 on January 13, 2010) | ||
| Jraice |
Thread in normal way only goes until the hole drilled up the underside of the fork leg. From other direction it goes all the way, until that very hole. I was able to thread it in reverse twice and get it to go in normally with minor resistance. Threads don't have any visual problems, and the problem area was on the edge thread (edge of that hole)... so I am guessing the reverse threading took care of it. | ||
| Gunut75 |
There is a small burr in that area then. If you got it to go, I would not worry about it. And, yes, I'm a machinist. | ||
| Sloppy |
Go to your local QUALITY hardware store (or McMaster-Carr or Grainger) and get a thread repair kit. Great investment - I've had mine for 10+ years. See PN 2616A22 on McMaster-Carr (Message edited by sloppy on January 14, 2010) |
