Hello,

This is my first post after being a lurker for a while! We have two Eton Viper 70's for our kids. Except for the leaking oil pumps, they have been trouble free. After originally fixing the leaks by RTVing them, I decided to convert them to premix and get rid of the pump and white gear. When I put the flywheel nut back on each Viper I wasn't sure what to torque them too, and I couldn't find an easy way to hold to flywheel in place to torque the nut without risking damage to it. I ended up using my air impact wrench and setting the torque on it to 2 (of 4). It seemed to work fine, and I used blue loctite to help keep the nut from backing off. I just wonder how other people get the nut tightened to the proper torque, and what is the proper torque?

Thanks for any help!

Craig

 

I think you did what most do.

 

Newnick, Thanks for the reply. It puts my mind at ease if that's the way others tighten it also. Thanks!

 

Welcome to the forum Luluracer, I cant remember the last time i used a torque wrench on a flywheel nut either. I use loctite on the threads too.

 

mywifesquad, Thanks for the reply. I'll just leave them on then since that's the way others are doing it also. Thanks again!