Installing rear Wheel

[Steve SparkesMember]

Here’s something I’ve done before but dont remember making any special allowances.

I’m reinstalling the rear wheel after changing sprockets on a honda xr250.

Trying to tighten up the axle, I dont seem to be able to stop the axle revolving.

Net effect is the nut I’m driving does not tighten and the opposite nut revolves.

If I clamp the opposite nut the axel revolves tightening that (opposite to driven) nut.

It is a hollow axle. Have tried to restrain it with a screwdriver – to no avail.

What am I missing/forgetting??

[Steve SparkesMember]

Drama over!

[Mick DMember]

OK please explain. I have never had anything to do with what you are on about.

From what I could workout is that it had a nut on either end of the axel?? :huh:

[Steve SparkesMember]

The “nut” on the left hand side is welded onto the axle.
The nut with the spanner was trying to tighten it when I should have been on the right hand side.

[AlexMember]

micknmeld wrote:

OK please explain. I have never had anything to do with what you are on about.

From what I could workout is that it had a nut on either end of the axel?? :huh:

Yes Mick? Oh, you mean Axle.

Riverright, I was going to say “that nut is or is supposed to be welded….” but it looks like you have had one of those special moments.

I had one of those last week. Tightening the headstem to no avail without loosening the top tripple clamps…… :whistle:

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