harry76 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 13, 2019 10:51 am

KC61 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 13, 2019 9:17 am

harry76 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 12, 2019 5:11 pm

I will check mine and tighten only as much as I feel it needs to be secure.

That would be foolish

Lol
You guys know nothing of my expertise or experience, the nuts are being over stressed either from heat expansion or tightening beyond its capabilities.
If Can Am recalls the nuts I will have it replaced.
Until then I will use my own judgment as to how tight it needs to be since Can Ams seems to be wrong.

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Those with wheels falling off and nuts cracking are following Can Ams specs, or so they claim, mine has over 3500 miles and my wheels are still fine, you do it your way and I will do it mine.

See ya.

KC61 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:23 am

I certainly don't want to lose a wheel at 70 mph.

If it is loose, you won't lose a wheel, but if it cracks and brakes off completely, YOU WILL!!! Better to be under torqued than OVER torqued!!!

Once again, I will follow what BRP says in the manual over anything I read on the internet. I'm sure if and when there is a bulletin on the torque value we all will be properly notified by either BRP or our Dealer. This reminds me of the guy Blasting BRP on YouTube about his wheels falling off, remember that, come to find out it was Dealer error, nothing more. Take what you read on these forum's with an open mind and understand in the end you are responsible for the maintenance of your ride, no one else.

Ok, I don’t have a Ryker (yet), but this issue sounds distressing. What would everyone say the percentage of failures is? Are they all destined to crack?
It also occurs to me that this could be an aftermarket opportunity. A nut could be fabricated of a more robust material, and replace the stockers. Just spitballing here. Maybe a thinner nut could be made that would allow two nuts be installed on each wheel. An inner and outer nut, sort of like lockrings on an old shock. That would provide a safety: if the inner nut failed, the outer nut would keep the wheel from coming off completely.

Krusty wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:37 pm

Ok, I don’t have a Ryker (yet), but this issue sounds distressing. What would everyone say the percentage of failures is? Are they all destined to crack?
It also occurs to me that this could be an aftermarket opportunity. A nut could be fabricated of a more robust material, and replace the stockers. Just spitballing here. Maybe a thinner nut could be made that would allow two nuts be installed on each wheel. An inner and outer nut, sort of like lockrings on an old shock. That would provide a safety: if the inner nut failed, the outer nut would keep the wheel from coming off completely.

1 failure is too many. It’s not for the aftermarket to fix BRP’s problem. If you can look at the design you should be able to see that 2 Nuts would never work. Bone up on the design and how the wheel is also installed with pins into the brake rotor and you would see why it would not.

Krusty wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:37 pm

Ok, I don’t have a Ryker (yet), but this issue sounds distressing. What would everyone say the percentage of failures is? Are they all destined to crack?
It also occurs to me that this could be an aftermarket opportunity. A nut could be fabricated of a more robust material, and replace the stockers. Just spitballing here. Maybe a thinner nut could be made that would allow two nuts be installed on each wheel. An inner and outer nut, sort of like lockrings on an old shock. That would provide a safety: if the inner nut failed, the outer nut would keep the wheel from coming off completely.

Don't believe all the BS on the internet If it was truly a widespread problem we all would have been notified. The failure is more than likely just an incompetent installer or owner. The design has been around a long time and is proven. Make an educated decision and not an uninformed one.

I’m not trying to stir up anything, just thinking out loud. I suppose there’s a flaw in anything, if you look hard and long enough. I’m reminded of the Suzuki DR650SE. That model has been produced since ‘96, virtually unchanged. The famous “flaw” with this model is the “3rd gear blowup”. It’s a catastrophic failure that this bike is known for, even though it only occurs in .001% or so of all the DRs Suzuki sells worldwide. It’s like hitting some kind of reverse lotto. Suzuki has done nothing to address this issue, BTW, even though it’s been destroying motors for years, and it strikes without warning. Since there are millions of this bike around, the aftermarket offered a very durable gear set, although swapping it in was a major undertaking and it was expensive.

Wonder what the serial # is on these Rykers ???
Is it a bad batch of nuts,????
My thoughts >>>> over torque !!!!