Snapped a sprocket stud

[Dr. Overkill]

Gang,

I was putting a new rear sprocket on the wife's '02, and after snugging all 6 nuts, hit the first one with the torque wrench set to 44 ft-lb per my Clymer manual, and the stinkin' stud snapped off.

 

Luckily I could get it out with an Easy-Out, and I just put a bolt in it. I didn't attempt to torque the remaining, just tightened them up very snugly with a regular 1/2" ratchet and bent the keepers over.

 

Is 44 ft-lb incorrect? I suppose my old man's torque wrench that I was using could be off. Or maybe the stud was just weak for some reason?

 

_dennis

[jaysea1]

I had to change 3 off those little studs. They all stripped out on me. Last sprocket change I used blue locktite, and torqueded accordingly. Well I had to cut the studs behind the nut, and back them out of the hub.This time I just tightened them down real good, with no locktite. Seems to be holding up good.

[iceman]

make sure your torque wrench is at 44lbs and not 54. its easy to not realize that youre 10 lbs above what you should be. and make sure youre in lbs and not nm.