I recently put a Durablue Eliminator axle on my Warrior and can't keep the locknut tight. I thought it was supposed to work better than the stock one....that's certainly not true in my case. My stock locknut assy never even began to loosen. The Durablue has loosened at least 3 times in the last month. I tighten it as tight as i can and tighten the allenhead and put locktite on it and the thing still comes loose. Anyone have a fix for this or any comments?

 

I had a similar problem on my Quadracer, had to adjust it about 5 - 6 times then it seems to have bedded in and stayed tight since. Buy / borrow a damn big wrench, like a pair of 24" adjustables and really lean on the sucker.

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Thanx for the info. I tightened the nut again last night.....i use an adjustable ford wrench and a spud wrench (both adjustable up to 2 5/8&quot. They are basically pipe wrenches without teeth. Seems to work pretty well. I guess that means I have to tighten it a couple more times before it finally seats. Thanks for the info.

 

Get a BIG pipe wrench, lock it on, put a breaker bar (pipe) on the end of the pipe wrench and jump on it a couple of times... worked for me!!

 

i bought a rad lock because my stock nuts kept coming loose.no matter what i did,witch included red lock tight the stock ones would come loose.now ive been having the same problem with the rad lock.i used a 3ft cheeter pipe and had someone siton the quad and hold the rear brake i pulled hard enough to lift the quad off the ground.put red lock tight on all the treads ad the set bolt.so far its worked but before i did this i looked at the nut and looked like the aluminum nut was wearing where the brake holder contacts it,prety funny though you pay 50 bucks for a nut and you still have to tighten it after every ride

 

That axle nut is a piece of you know what. I was riding my blaster at silver lake a few weeks ago. I noticed the nut was comming loose so I tried to make it as tight as possible by hand. I then rode back to camp. I ate lunch and got distracted by other things and forgot to tighten the nut before I left. 5 minutes into the ride my motor quit and the tires locked up. I was thinking I blew the motor. I kicked it and it started up fine, when I looked back I saw the damage. The chain was popped off and locked into the skid plate. The bearings in my Lonestar supertwin bearing carrier were completely destroyed, the sidewinder stainless rear sprocket was chewed up beyond use, the sidewinder chain was bent beyond use, the spacer on the axle (brake side) that keeps the axle from slipping through the carrier was pused about an 1/2 inch down the spline.
All this happened because that peice of you know what came loose.

To fix it I had to buy a new chain and rear sprocket about $130 (to replace what I had about $180, I dont want to put in any extra $$ in my blaster, its too expensive already), bearings were $105 for the rebuild kit (everything but the carrier), my carrier was damaged from all the bearing *****, but i think it will be allright, and the axle spacer was $20.

Moral of the story It's the "worst" design I've ever seen. Always keep a close eye on it or you will have some costly repairs like I had.

To help it stay, tightly wrap electrical tape or duck tape around the nut. I should have done this, but I was pressed for time and didn't get the chance to do it, I guess I payed the price.

For those who are thinking of buying new axles. Choose a Lonestar or something else with a solid spacer instead of a cheap metal spacer that cant take a side load, which durablue uses.

Watch that you dont overtighten the nut, or you will have the spacer being pushed over the spline which in time will destroy your bearings.