400ex axle nut

[bens250ex]

ok im haveing to replace my axle carrier because my bearings went bad and broke it but anyways im trying to get me axle out but i cant seem to get the damn axle nut thing off. how do you get them off dont you turn the inside nut clockwise to untighten it? can someone tell me if im doin something wrong or is it just there stuck really really tight. and if they are what should i do to get it off?

[Sparky_20]

righty tighty, lefty loosy. Make sure the cotter pin is out of there. I usually have someone step on the rear brake while i take a breaker bar and sometimes a cheater bar and crank the nut counter clockwise to loosen it. Try spraying some pb blaster on the nut before you take it off.

[1965 honda]

ipretty sure the threads are opposite there. im almost positive.

[Sparky_20]

they arent reverese threads. They are just standard righty tighty

[1965 honda]

the nut holding the hub is standerd but i think the other 2 closer to the swing arm are reverse.

[bens250ex]

would yall recomend gettin a rad lock nut instead of the stock set up?

[jrm03]

Originally posted by bens250ex
would yall recomend gettin a rad lock nut instead of the stock set up?

Yes. Great product

[sandspanker]

you are correct the threads are backwards. loosen the big one first it is the locking/jam nut. it may take a little heat to do so. if you get it warm enuff take some candle wax and melt it on the nut it will melt into the threads and act like a lube.;)

[AJ's Blaster]

i just ran into this problem last week what you need to do is turn the bigger of the two nuts righty tighty so it is turning towards the brake. when you get it in enough you will see a lock washer type thing that wraps around the axle, take that off then the whoe piece (threads and two bolts) will slide right off the axle.

[JW450R1]

the threads to the rear axle jam nut is reverse thread..I never had good lock with the stock jam nuts,after i took them off and reused them.I went with a anti-fade.I love it.

[my88r]

it states in the honda service manuel there left threads.

the threads are def left hand threads meanig that in this case righty is loosey and lefty is tighty

[bens250ex]

i ended up cutting the damn thing off cause it was to frozen

[svahle]

Here is a little trick I use with stock axle nuts. Once tight, wrap it in electrical tape. You would be surpised how well this works. I did this to my last 250r and had many hours of ride time without it ever backing off. Of course many of the aftermarket axle nuts are better, but the electrical tape trick is both cheap and effective.

[JW450R1]

Yea,the electrical tape keeps the axle from completely loosening up and slamming back and forth inside of your carrior,swinger arm housing.

[XTREMERIDER2]

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE LOCK NUTS ON THE CARRIER BEARING IF SO THEY ARE LEFT HANDED THREADS THEY ARE A ***** USE LOTS OD WD40 PLUS A BIG WRENCH WITH A 3FT PIPE THATS WHAT I USED WHEN YOU GET THEM LOOSE THEY SCREW INTO THE CALIPER SIDE THEN YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE STOP CLIP WHICH IS UNDER THE LOCK NUTS GOOD LUCK !!