Since you were first to be that guy, thought I'd jump in. I managed to tighten mine enough with a 1/2" breaker that is still in one piece today, and then...

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-un...t-fyi-1185919/

 

Oh yea. Now I remember that thread.
I'm going to continue to resist the urge to do this. I've got zero symptoms.
Never mind!

 

don't be afraid of this s2ki TSB. If torquing to the 60 degree angle stresses you out, go to 45 degrees instead. I had no symptoms with both the AP1 and AP2, but did it for peace of mind. Did this on numerous other s2000's for friends. I know the bearing/hub replacement is an expensive and time consuming repair- this is free and will give your bearing/hubs longer service life.

good luck and be brave.
darcy

 

One interesting tidbit I found as many others posting on this issue is how "not tight" the nut was when unstaked. You could remove it effortlessly. Clearly it was not at a factory setting, let alone doing the job the engineers wanted it to do. I do not know if this was from some kind of stretch of the axle or wearing of parts. It means that some kind of re-tightening is necessary.

 

Yes, this can be helpful if done with some sort of intelligent thought or moderation.

When I see people boasting about how big of a bigass bar they put on their tools and how tight they forced it to be...it just seems like the mindset is "Lets get this MF'er tight AF no matter wtf happens"

Yikes.

Its just an axle...

Be smart.