shimming tech bulletin VSTAR 1100

 

Does anyone have details on this tech bulletin.  I am hearing sounds in the
rear end again, after the dealer "shimmed" something,,,so instead of
returning it to the same dealer I thought I'd take a l;ook myself.

 

Anyone??

 

On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 01:26:18 GMT, vf said:


Drive shaft alignment, perhaps? There is a procedure for the Venture.
It goes like this (I did not write this, btw):

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1. Raise the bike with the rear wheel off the ground.
2. Loosen the axle nut completely.
3. Loosen the axle pinch bolt.
4. rotate the axle until you feel the loosest spot and mark this spot
on the axle at the pinch bolt slot.
5. Loosen all 4 - 14mm acorn nuts from the final drive assembly.

Now you are ready to tighten it back up starting with:

1. The axle to the point the axle nut just starts to tighten.
2. Tighten the pinch bolt
3. Torque the axle nut to 110 lbs (FOR THE VENTURE)
4. Tighten up the 4 - 14mm acorn nuts in a cross pattern.

For the 1100 V-Star, the torque is 77 lbs for the axle nut, 30 lbs for
the acorn nuts, and I believe the rear axle pinch bolt is 17 lbs.

HTH.

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Coo, thanks.  I'll try that.