Final drive question

lmo1131 said:

Jinx, did you tighten the four nuts that secure the final drive to the drive shaft tube BEFORE you installed the axle? SOP is to install the nuts finger tight, insert the axle, snug up the axle nut, and then fully tighten the four nuts. This ensures that the FD is aligned with the axle properly.

Or did you just remove the housing cover?

edit _ this is just a personal idiosyncrasy of mine: the lower shock bolt (left side) is easier to remove if the nut is on the "outside"; otherwise the silencer has to be dropped to remove the bolt. The bolt you have there looks a bit longer than it needs to be.

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Jinxman69 said:

Im reassembling my R90/6 and am questioning how much drag should be on the final drive. I sent it to the nice folks in Oregon to have the splines redone. I did not change anything else on the unit. I put it back together the same as it came apart. All I did was remove the housing nuts and pull out the gear for repair. When I reassembled it I was careful to put it together as it came apart. Prior to torquing the nuts it's was pretty easy to spin from the drive shaft. I torqued the housing nuts to 13lbs as per the manual and it was substantially more difficult to spin. I don't believe I should mess with the shims as the wear marks on the gears were spot on. Maybe I'm just not remembering how much drag was present prior to the repair.View attachment 49284

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