rear axle locknut

[trxex]

anyone whave any problems with there locknut on rear axle comming loose??

[redrider ex]

yes all the time but you can put some lock tight on it and it will stay tight but it will be hard to get loose the next time

[redrider ex]

O yea i put one spot of weld on mine

[jb400exxx]

DUCT TAPE!!!!

it really does work! mine has never come loose. i bought it with duct tape on it and i have kept puttin the tape on it and it works.

[toby400ex]

when i get my 400ex i think ill buy one o dem mezros axle nuts, they look like they work, and they are so shiny.:D :cool:

[Glamis400ex]

I've got the Meszaros lock nut. It works very well, except that every, oh, say 15 hours of riding it loosens a tiny bit. I loosen the pinch bolts and give it a 1/12 turn to snug it up again. No biggie really.

What is the duct tape trick anyway???

Glamis

[mx440#55]

I got my 440 with the lock nut already on it and now I can't get it loose!!...anyone have any suggestions?

[Glamis400ex]

Did you install it with a wrench? Only hand tight is the correct way.

Glamis

[jb400exxx]

the duct tape trick is: just tighten it, and then wrap it in duct tape. the glue in duct tape is REALLY strong. i have never had a problem with mine.

[440EXR]

Call Bob at Mez moto if you need an axle nut Ive tried everything and only his works like he says it does
Dura blue loc nuts suck!!!!

[3traxrider320]

Wanna know what really stinks, when you cant fit the cotter pin through the nut to keep it from fallin off and you ride to a friends house to get a spare pin and hopefully fix the problem, but he rigs it up so that when we get 24 miles down the trail i realize that both the wheel spacer (axle not extended) and the crown nut had fallen off. I get bout half a mile and the wheel falls off.

Make sure that you always have the nut secured on because in my opinion, i prefer the nut loose but secured, rather than off.

[jwisniew]

my axlenut has always been towards the wheel on the threads and nuttin has happened yet. to tighten is it suppose to be towards the the brake caliper?

[Sparks425Ex]

I got A RAD lock nut and It hasn't come loose Yet. Very Sweet Nuts.

[Predator36]

I prefer the Lonestar locknut. If I have to run a stock one I wrap it with electrical tape to keep it from vibrating loose.