Rear end question

[Yamahafan88]

One of my friends told me i need to tighting these two nuts up (circled in red)

Any one know what it tightens? Sorry for the dumb question I just wanna take proper care of it.

 

[!!BlasterBro!!]

I've wandered wat they do my self I look around and report back

 

[Yamahafan88]

I've wandered wat they do my self I look around and report back

Alrighty thanks

 

[yzrider]

those are the locknuts, if they loose they NEED to be tightened, they hold the axle and all the stuff in, get a pipe wrench and a set of lock nut wrenches from motion pro and a tourque wrench and tourque them to the factory settings

 

[xxfloodedxx]

very important to keep those solid and tight. if they even a little loose, they will loosen on there on from riding and only cause major problems and headaches.

 

[bagds101]

dont tighten the one closest to the carrier too tight. it will cause your axle not to spin. i didnt tighten mine to factory settings, i just tightened the right one until it was tight and didnt put resistance on my axle, and the tightened the left one against it

 

[Awk08]

i always crank them as tight as a big pipe wrench and cheater bar will allow me, never had a problem, loosen the outer one, tighten the inner one, then jam the outer one against it

 

[bagds101]

awk... maybe i was doing something wrong. i put my shee axle in and i couldnt tighten the inner nut very tight. it caused the axle to lock up.

 

[royalt67]

awk... maybe i was doing something wrong. i put my shee axle in and i couldnt tighten the inner nut very tight. it caused the axle to lock up.

Perhaps your bearings are questionable? There is prob a limit to how much side torque these ball-bearings should have, but like awk said, I just tightened the crap out of both of em when I put in my new bearings.

 

[Yamahafan88]

I pretty much just got them both snugged up at arm tightness, and while making sure the axle was moving freelly. I'm thinking it should be ok.

 

[!!BlasterBro!!]

K looks like I got beat