M1100 Rear Axle Nut

[misterburns]

Does anybody know where to buy anodized rear axle nuts for a M1100? I'd like to put some black ones on mine, but can't seem to find anywhere that sells them. I found these by madduc, but they are for the S4R, and other bikes, but I'm not sure if they are compatible with my M1100s.

Has anybody found these online or know if these from madduc will work? Thanks in advance for any help.




http://www.madduc.com/showproduct.aspx?productid=45&categoryid=4

[ungeheuer]

My M1100 is running S4R nuts supplied by this ebay seller >> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/DUCATI-FRONT-REAR-WHEEL-AXLE-NUT-748-916-996-998-S4R_W0QQitemZ290334039181QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item439941dc8d << The seller couldnt tell me if they would fit M1100 or not, I took the chance and am happy to report that they fit perfectly.

[misterburns]

Jackpot!  You made my day.

[dennisd]

If I recall correctly, the torque figure for the rear wheel nut is like 176 Nm (about 130 ft.lbs.).

Can these aluminum ones take that kind of torque or do you have to use less?

[ungeheuer]

Greased the threads and torqued my aluminium nuts up @ 176nm on the right, 156nm on the left no worries at all.  Its a pregnant dog to get em off though without a rattle gun of some sort, but that applies to the stock steel nuts also. 

A tip (thanks to bazz20): Get hold of some nylon gas fitting tape (the yellow stuff, not your regular white teflon tape) and wrap the nuts when tightening to help prevent damage to the anodised surface.  Works a treat.

[dennisd]

Thanks, I was unsure about using that much torque on aluminum.  I have "rattle guns" and I'm about to remove the rear wheel to put on my DP carbon fiber hugger I scored off ebay for $150.  Can't believe I was the only bidder on a DP part that was listed that cheap.

Guess I'll be ordering some nuts now, thanks for the link ungeheuer.