jharpe

Hi. My names Jack and I've just recently bought a 07 Yamaha XT 125 X. To cut a long story short the chain looked a bit loose and then saw the adjuster nuts on rear axle were loose too. So I thought that was why. I adjusted everything and chain was looking good. So here's where the nightmare begins. When I retightened the main big axle nut back up to the factory torque setting it just went all loose. My fears were confirmed the nut was stripped bare and has also damaged the spindle thread although not too bad. Does anybody have any thoughts on what I should do? I've thought Get a new bolt and cross thread it best I can and see if I can get it to hold tight. Drill through the spindle and split pin behind the nut so it never comes loose while I'm riding. Spot weld the nut tight and worry when I need a new tyre! Ha. Any other thoughts would be very appreciated. And before anyone says it I've looked everywhere for a new spindle bar going direct to yamaha. Many thanks Jack