tithead Posted December 9, 2003 Report Posted December 9, 2003 on the back wheels of my shee the rim and tyre is held on by 5 nuts. 4 on spacer thing and the 1 large main lock nut in the centre of the wheel on the end of the drive shaft which has a pin to stop it coming slack. i saw the lock nut was slack and so tightened it up and moved the pin to a new hole right agains the nut. the f*ck keeps coming slack and the wheel is moving freely. i dont want to put lock-nut on it incase i get a puncture and the tire needs to come off to get plugged. what do i do ? thanks in advance if you reply Quote
tommo Posted December 9, 2003 Report Posted December 9, 2003 the locknut in the middle has nothin to do with the tyre and rim it just holds the the wheel mounting thing on the axle Quote
Screamin_Demon Posted December 9, 2003 Report Posted December 9, 2003 the locknut in the middle has nothin to do with the tyre and rim it just holds the the wheel mounting thing on the axle I can't see how you say it has nothing to do with the tire and rim... take it off and see if the tire and rim stays on the axle. Here's what I'd do tit... take the hub completely off and check all the splines on the axle (drive shaft as you called it). Make sure all are straight, and not worn, and also check the lip behind the splines to make sure it's not rolled. Next... check the splines on the inside of the hub and make sure they're ok as well. Also check the outside edges to make sure they're not rolled as well, or worn down. The hub itself is held on by the nut and a large washer (spacer). Make sure that washer is on there, otherwise what may be happening is the nut is wearing into the hub, causing it to start out tight, and loosening after you ride a bit. Overall, as long as the washer and nut are on there, and the cotter pin is in place, the rim/tire won't come off while riding. You'll just notice a little extra shimmy and shake while riding. Quote
Wallrat Posted December 10, 2003 Report Posted December 10, 2003 You've got to find out where the play is at before you can solve the problem. The 4 14mm bolts hold the rim to the hub. The center castle nut holds the hub to the axle. Check to make sure its not just the rim is loose on the hub then do what Screamin' said. If your hub was loose then chances are you tore up the splines on the axle and its gonna cost ya. Quote
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