Topic: Replacing nuts on front rotor

[jamesv220820]

1973 CB350f -

The manual and service bulletin says not to reuse the tongue washers when working on the rotor. 



I can't find new tongue washers anywhere on the net.  So should I go against the bold text and just reuse my tongue washers?  Or should I switch to these so called UBS nuts?  If you guys think I should switch to the UBS nuts is that something I can find at a typical hardware store or is that something i'll have to get from the stealership?

cheers

-James

[Trad]

I bought new ones at the dealer. They should be available. It's not like your rotor is going to fall out without them though.

[Muckinfuss]

Drill and wire if you're really concerned. 

[Stev-o]

nylock nuts will work too.

[jamesv220820]

nylock nuts will work too.

So Steve-O if I go with the nylock nuts which torque setting should I follow?

-james

[Muckinfuss]

Why not save yourself a headache and buy the UBS nuts that were used on the later serial number bikes?  The torque spec is right there on your bulletin.

[70CB750]

nylock nuts will work too.

So Steve-O if I go with the nylock nuts which torque setting should I follow?

-james

Did nylocks the german way, gutntight and they hold find.  I would think the nylocks have the same or close the same torgue as normal nuts.

[wowbagger]

I replaced one of my rotor nuts that was lost with a nylock....and promptly stripped it when trying to torque it. After cutting it off I replaced all of the nuts with tension lock nuts. They are one time only use but are pretty easy to come by and don't require the tongue washers.

[bjbuchanan]

Just reuse the tongued washer. It only says that because eventually they will work harden and snap from removal. I bet it will still take more times than you will need to remove that rotor

[Stev-o]

nylock nuts will work too.

So Steve-O if I go with the nylock nuts which torque setting should I follow?

-james

Did nylocks the german way, gutntight and they hold find.  I would think the nylocks have the same or close the same torgue as normal nuts.

+1. 

[Don R]

All the above.