Just came here after I couldn't break the axle nuts loose with the bike on a rear stand. Am I correct that thses nuts turn counter-clockwise to loosen? I've done this before but can't remember. (A sign of advancing age. Another sign may be losing the strength to crack them with a socket and a breaker bar.) I will try again in the morning with the bike on the side stand.

Quote from: nicrosato on June 22, 2008, 06:24:41 PM
Just came here after I couldn't break the axle nuts loose with the bike on a rear stand. Am I correct that thses nuts turn counter-clockwise to loosen? I've done this before but can't remember. (A sign of advancing age. Another sign may be losing the strength to crack them with a socket and a breaker bar.) I will try again in the morning with the bike on the side stand.

Yep.. Righty-Tighty, Lefty-Loosey, just like you're used to. 

It's probably just torqued down hard and if you're like me, you're afaraid to knock the bike off the stand by trying to un-torque it!! 

-A "cheater-bar" can help... if you can find a hollow metal tube that fits over your ratchet handle, it'll give you more leverage to ease that nut loose from the axle threads. Just remember to grease the threads w/some waterproof grease, to make future axle adjustments easier!!