Re: [ST] Loose rear wheel

["Jim HIGGINS" <buellrydr1@xxxxxxx>]

Should not be a problem.Put it together with the right parts and torque that 
wheel down good. I drove with mine loose for longer than that as the noise 
was hard to chase down. Sounded like it was coming from the front--- Jim.


>From: Dan Wolf <dan_wolf@xxxxxxxxx>
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>I recently brought my 2000 Sprint St to the dealer for a little spring tune 
>up and some new tires.  Got the Michelin Pilot Road - so far, so good.  
>Except for one small problem.  Since getting the bike back, something has 
>been wrong.  I notice it when slowing to a stop - a little "clunk" that I 
>can't reproduce when rocking the bike back and forth and applying the 
>brake.  And, sometimes when shifting (up or down), the bike would do a very 
>slight, quick wobble.  I rarely ever put it on the center stand, so I'd 
>checked as many bolts as I could to see if everything was tight.  I finally 
>put it on the center stand to clean the chain, and there it is.  The back 
>wheel is loose.  The nut was tight as can be, but there's supposed to be a 
>flat washer, then a cone washer, then the nut.  There was only the flat 
>washer, so the nut was bottomed out on the threads, leaving a little gap 
>for the wheel to wiggle.
>
>After that long winded introduction, here's the question for you gurus out 
>there.  I've probably ridden 200 miles since leaving the dealer with the 
>new tires (everything felt fine at speeds greater than 20mph or so).  Is 
>there any damage that could have been done riding that far or distance with 
>the rear wheel in that condition?  Maybe damage to the wheel bearings?  I'm 
>fairly clueless beyond changing the oil and some other minor maintenance 
>tasks, so I don't know if I'm even in the ballpark for potential problems 
>caused by the wheel being loose like that.  The dealer is 40 miles away and 
>I don't want to drive down there just to get that cone washer.  I'm going 
>to call the dealer in the morning and in the very least, get them to send 
>me the washer (unless it's a standard size I can get at Home Depot), but 
>I'd like to know in advance if there are any other questions to ask, or 
>anything to ask that they fix (potentially damaged areas).
>
>Thanks!
>
>Dan
>
>
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