29. Torque the 4 final drive nuts to 47 ft.lb. (64Nm) Ques.

[dr.danh]

 29.  Torque the 4 final drive nuts to 47 ft.lb. (64Nm)
This step be done while bike is still raised? With swing arm hanging. Which drive shaft wouldnt be in full position to u-joint etc.
Or should weight of bike be on the grd.? Which drive shaft is into u-joint etc.
Also final torque of axle in what position of bike? raised or on grd.   Thanks

[Chrisj CMA]

The axle has to be torqued before the 4 bolts of the final drive.  And the final drive needs to be free from anything that would hinder it from squaring up to the wheel while torquing the axle.  No shock attached to the drive and no you do not want the wheel /tire down on the ground, this will mess up the alignment process.

[dr.danh]

o,k, I saw were you used the bar mentioned. That holds swing arm up. I was letting the swing arm all the way down then putting the drive and wheel on. But as bring swing arm up the drive shaft is not completely in place.
So you use the bar, assemble the drive , shaft, and wheel then bolt shock  opo of bar and then take the bar off and bolt that shock up. correct. That way the swing arm is not all the way down at any time?

[Chrisj CMA]

You dont have to use a bar like I do.  I used to use a ratchet strap, either way its not good for the U-Joint to let the swing arm hang all the way down.  The critical part is that the final drive is free to move wherever it needs to as the axle is torqued so it aligns, then VERY NEXT thing is the 4 bolts.  

[John Schmidt]

Sounds like you're mounting the final drive on the wheel before putting the wheel and drive back on. Don't want to do that. Loosely mount the final in place with the four nuts, it will include the driveshaft being in place as well. Then mount the wheel in place into the final drive.