05-07-19, 12:00 PM
Quote:I am not sure if a member on here actually had a shaft replaced because the nut coming undone had stripped the shaft thread.
Mine went in 2003. It was the first I had heard of the issue. Yamaha had not yet accepted it was an issue. I tried to clean the threads, put a new chain and sprocket set on, tightened the nut but it wouldn’t hold on the damaged threads. I needed a new output shaft, which frankly would cost a small fortune. And stripping gear boxes is not my thing - I don't think a DIY attempt at that would have had a happy ending :eek
So I torqued the nut up as far as it would go. Got the arc welder out and spot welded it in place. Rode about for another 6mnths or so, and then traded it in for the thou. Happy days
