I knew better but I did it anyhow...
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I knew better but I did it anyhow...
I am going tomorrow to Mobile Bay Harley Davidson to get a new tire put on my front wheel. I have some other things to do while I'm in Mobile so I figured I would just take off the front wheel and take it with me. I jack the bike up, remove the brake caliper, loosen the axle bolts and cannot remove the axle. So, I tried putting a block of wood on the threaded end and tried to drive it out...nothing. I decide to spin the nut back on and down flush with the end of the threaded part of the axle and drive it out. I know better but I go ahead...it worked. Now I remove the nut and use a punch the drive it out the rest of the way. But...now the nut won't go back on more than a turn or so before it binds or crossthreads or whatever. I can't really see any thread damage on the nut or axle but apparently it's there. Now I have to see if they can fix that or if I can buy a new nut. Hopefully I didn't screw up the threads on the axle.
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I am going tomorrow to Mobile Bay Harley Davidson to get a new tire put on my front wheel. I have some other things to do while I'm in Mobile so I figured I would just take off the front wheel and take it with me. I jack the bike up, remove the brake caliper, loosen the axle bolts and cannot remove the axle. So, I tried putting a block of wood on the threaded end and tried to drive it out...nothing. I decide to spin the nut back on and down flush with the end of the threaded part of the axle and drive it out. I know better but I go ahead...it worked. Now I remove the nut and use a punch the drive it out the rest of the way. But...now the nut won't go back on more than a turn or so before it binds or crossthreads or whatever. I can't really see any thread damage on the nut or axle but apparently it's there. Now I have to see if they can fix that or if I can buy a new nut. Hopefully I didn't screw up the threads on the axle.