[Closed] XT rear hub nuts keeps loosening ?

I've had the same problem. I put some loctite on the axle and no problem since but then I haven't been riding my singlespeed much and thats the bike its on. I had this problem even when using cone spanners. I don't understand why there's only one nut on one side.

If you tighten the locknuts on their own, then chances are you're turning the cone with it, throwing it out of adjustment.
Hold the cone still with a cone spanner and then tighten the locknup up against it. It's an art and will take several attempts, but it should work...

there is a really good guide on the park tools website where you clamp the wheel on the outside of the left dropout and then do it. Hard to explain but they manage it!

What Jimbo said...you've got to tighten the lockring against the cone (5mm allen key and an 18mm cone spanner for my 08 XT rear hub)

Understood. Thanks for this. Couple of questions..

If, by tightning the nut in isolation I've thrown it out of adjustment, can I easily correct it or is this a lbs job to get it right?

Also, whats the 5mm allen key for nukeproof?

Cheers guys

Loctite.

[i]Also, whats the 5mm allen key for nukeproof?[/i]

Can't confirm for other years but on my XT '08 hub the 5 mm allen key is how the locknut is tightened as the allen key is inserted at each end into where the QR skewer is removed from.

cheers

Also, if they're loose on the drive side, you'll have to remove the cassette, loosen the other side and pull the axle through to get two cone spanners on it. Try to get the same length of axle protruding from either side(about 5mm).

Otherwise the wheel will be off centre I suppose?

So I need to order two cone spanners?

Thanks

Otherwise the wheel will be off centre I suppose?

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