request: replacement steering stem bearings info

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

I am going to come out with a line of wrenches for heavy handed no sissy torque wrench using macho guys called ..... drum role ..... SNAP OFF wrenches. Whaddaya think? Criswell

On May 6, 2009, at 2:43 PM, revmaaatin wrote: > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Robert Waters > wrote: > > > Greetings, > > I have done the above and it does work. But, it is difficult to > carry the proper tools (torque wrench and socket) necessary to do > it properly. Once I did not get my sprocket tight enough and an > oil leak developed. > > > > Thus, a change should be made. I have heard that Huskavarna has > it right, but that bike looks more like a trail bike. > > > > Robert Waters > > NW Arkansas > > > > Hi Robert, > > You certainly have a beautiful place to ride. I rode #7 last May > going North from Dallas. I think the sign said, > "Winding Dangerous Road Next 169 Miles." > > Not getting the c/s nut tight is a problem. I have found that > adding a breaker bar and socket is a minimal addition to my tool > roll that I carry--and fore-go the torque wrench when I travel or > make a trail side change. > Now, that said: > I use my torque wrench in the garage to the maximum extent > practical. I don't make it a religion to use that torque wrench(s), > but probably more than most. > > Trail maintenance: > My breaker bar is the same length as my torque wrench--(you see > where this is going), so I have an idea as to how much 'pull' > 69-70ftlbs feels like. I initially was not comfortable doing this, > but have yet had it go awry. > > With a breaker bar--I believe another usable rule of thumb is snug > plus 1/8 of a turn for field work. I doubt that you could over > torque a C/s nut--as the rear brake will slip before you pull to > much torque; at least in my experience. > > On an amusing note, as a MO Ozark prairie rat, we used to refer to > that snug plus 1/8 as an "Arkansas torque wrench" or guet-n-tite. > shrug. Must be a common nomenclature, as my Marines from WV called > it by those names as well. There have been many a bolt twisted off > using this technique--as well as misreading a torque wrench! Still, > I don't think you will get a C/S sprocket to tight using due care. > > Oh, it was also sometimes called an Oklahoma torque wrench-- > depending on the last team to be the Mizzou Tigers, etal. > > revmaaatin. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]