Mounting my Commando rear wheel. (norton commando build pt 11)

[@576rl900]

Just a hint for next time;. It is much easier if you mount the brake drum/sprocket and stub axle first, then mount the wheel with the three lug nuts to the brake drum, then add the speedometer gear box and spacer and slide in the axle. When you are as old as I am it is helpful to work with smaller, lighter items rather than wrestle with big chunks. One other note, I could not tell from the video, but be certain that the clip on the removable link has the open end facing the rearward of the forward rotation of the chain. P.S. - I am jealous of that nice new shop!

[@motohomeless9168]

Thanks for the comments! A friend of mine told me the same thing with assembling the wheel like that. I’m a bit hard headed. :). Good looking out on the chain, I did not realize that and I will double check it. Thanks! The shop should turn out to be amazing! I’m super excited about it!

[@TornadoCAN99]

I was on the edge of my seat hoping you were not going to set the axle torque! The workshop book states 70 ft-lb for the axle...but that has been found to damage the speedo drive gear house. It actually crushes the casing between the SA flange and hub, causing the soft casing to deform/extrude and then contact the rotating hub cover plate. Not only runs the risk of upsetting the drive internals for giving a smooth speed reading on the clock, but over time, this machines into the cover plate and make lots of heat, melting the grease within the speedo drive until it oozes out all over the cover plate...creating the infamous "Black Star of Death" pattern! Damaged drives can be flattened out in a vise to stop the self machining. Access Norton experts recommend 45-50 ft-lbs on the rear axle.

[@motohomeless9168]

Thanks for that! I will follow your instructions and torque it down to 45-50 ft lbs when I do the final torquing. I’m just trying to get it into a roller right now.