Hawk Rear Sprocket Failures - reason why.

o2jmpr · 07-23-2017, 06:51 PM

Thanks so much Megadan! This was bothering me for the last few weeks. I've had this problem and I also recently noticed that my rear swingarm was crushed after torquing to "specs" and I've read tons of wheel bearing issues also so I took everything off for inspection today.

The wave washers totally eliminated ALL wiggle in the sprocket. I feel much safer now. I also found that none of my inner races (Front or rear) would spin freely. I apparently crushed the bearings inner races too tightly on the internal spacer tube. I'm replacing all my wheel bearings now and only putting the axles back on until my judgement says they're tight. I'm not using anything north of 30ft lbs for sure and probably less. I just don't think the China steel can handle it.

07-23-2017, 06:51 PM	#27
o2jmpr Join Date: May 2017 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 120	Thanks so much Megadan! This was bothering me for the last few weeks. I've had this problem and I also recently noticed that my rear swingarm was crushed after torquing to "specs" and I've read tons of wheel bearing issues also so I took everything off for inspection today. The wave washers totally eliminated ALL wiggle in the sprocket. I feel much safer now. I also found that none of my inner races (Front or rear) would spin freely. I apparently crushed the bearings inner races too tightly on the internal spacer tube. I'm replacing all my wheel bearings now and only putting the axles back on until my judgement says they're tight. I'm not using anything north of 30ft lbs for sure and probably less. I just don't think the China steel can handle it.
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