Reply to "Rear Wheel rotor/bearings"

Castle nuts . . . I mentioned that I was going to replace the right side disk rotor/hub with a new long spline version, like the one I put on the left.  And so that happened today.  In order to get the cotter pin hole to line up I had to jounce and jiggle on that breaker bar to something like 230 ft-lbs.  But I goterdun.  I'm not sure that I would be able to turn that nut on the left side enough more to get it to the next hole and slot alignment.  I could try.  How many degrees or turn equals one full slot alignment?  that would be the $64 question. Also, please consider this about the left side troubles.  I had a short spline hub and spacer,  The spacer I took out on the left was clearly deformed a little and a little is all it took to loosen the tension.  Why that spacer deformed, what sort of load was put on it that made it do that, I can't rightly figure.  That spacer element is no longer part of the lash-up on that side -- or the other side either, for that matter.  All of the materials in the compression chain there now are fine and upstanding steel parts designed to do the job as speced.  On th right side, the spacer looked very good and as I mentioned it took about 230 ft lbs to loosen that bad boy up to remove the old disk. So here is the deal I'm willing to make: I will take the buggy out as-is and thrash it around a bit, and then come back and pounce on that left castle nut until I can run it down to the next slot/hole alignment -- IF I can..  And then report back.