In this video I state that the front shock needs to be removed to fix this problem, and we have since found that it is NOT necessary! You can get to the rear spindle bolt from underneath the fully assembled bottom side of the bike. The top side will still need to be disassembled.
Your videos are informative beyond words - thanks for sharing. For viewers who question Honda's reluctance to acknowledge any problems perhaps I can share some light on the subject. Their society is very different from ours and having to admit that they have made a mistake is very difficult for them. They spend extra engineering hours and quality control hours to provide a product with a reputation for incredible reliability. To have to turn around and say to their bosses , we failed at our task is a career ending admission. Their standard response to almost any issue is "we do not manufacture defective products". When problems arise that require they pay the dealers for warrantee issues then they will address the issues because it costs them money.
Hi Max. Thanks for your very informative videos! I have found that I can access this 22mm bolt head with a 20" extension, a universal joint and the required 22 socket without taking anything apart. This would definitely be a two-person job, but it does look possible.
I'm curious. Has Honda contacted you at all about what you have been finding? Seems to me that they blew it on the 18 Wing with the suspension ills you are discovering and their QC is not what it should be.
I haven't had my 18 Goldwing apart yet so I haven't seen firsthand the cap nut that you're referring to. But if I understand it it's a hollow shaft with a nut on the bottom end and a threaded top-end that To Nuts go on that then tighten down on the bearings. Would it be possible to make a custom tool that would basically expand when you tighten down on it like the handlebars on a bicycle where they go in to the forks. You could then use an open-end wrench to tighten the nut in the special tool that it would expand within the hollow Bolt to hold it in place. I'm not sure the torque amount required for that nut but you should be able to get a pretty good grip with an expanding nut like I said for a bicycle. That would allow you to not have to remove anything below the cap nuts you would basically hold it and tighten it on the top side.
In this video I state that the front shock needs to be removed to fix this problem, and we have since found that it is NOT necessary! You can get to the rear spindle bolt from underneath the fully assembled bottom side of the bike. The top side will still need to be disassembled.
Your videos are informative beyond words - thanks for sharing. For viewers who question Honda's reluctance to acknowledge any problems perhaps I can share some light on the subject. Their society is very different from ours and having to admit that they have made a mistake is very difficult for them. They spend extra engineering hours and quality control hours to provide a product with a reputation for incredible reliability. To have to turn around and say to their bosses , we failed at our task is a career ending admission. Their standard response to almost any issue is "we do not manufacture defective products". When problems arise that require they pay the dealers for warrantee issues then they will address the issues because it costs them money.
Hi Max. Thanks for your very informative videos! I have found that I can access this 22mm bolt head with a 20" extension, a universal joint and the required 22 socket without taking anything apart.
This would definitely be a two-person job, but it does look possible.
I'm curious. Has Honda contacted you at all about what you have been finding? Seems to me that they blew it on the 18 Wing with the suspension ills you are discovering and their QC is not what it should be.
Would you recommend 2018 Goldwing than BMW 1600 B, because with all this review I am getting confused.
I haven't had my 18 Goldwing apart yet so I haven't seen firsthand the cap nut that you're referring to. But if I understand it it's a hollow shaft with a nut on the bottom end and a threaded top-end that To Nuts go on that then tighten down on the bearings. Would it be possible to make a custom tool that would basically expand when you tighten down on it like the handlebars on a bicycle where they go in to the forks. You could then use an open-end wrench to tighten the nut in the special tool that it would expand within the hollow Bolt to hold it in place. I'm not sure the torque amount required for that nut but you should be able to get a pretty good grip with an expanding nut like I said for a bicycle. That would allow you to not have to remove anything below the cap nuts you would basically hold it and tighten it on the top side.
@@Traxxion hello..so if its loose how easy is it to get to the wing but to torque it
Hello Max. What did Honda say about the lose nut?
My son works at a dealership. He said Honda won't answer the phone half the time, and when they do, they can't tell you anything.
the question is why honda did that, why that bolt down there has no lock on it? stupid, lazy design or they want to increase labor cost...
2018 Gold Wing....no thanks.
No kidding. I own a 2017 Kawasaki z900, have you seen the lower rear shock mount disaster? Talk about poor engineering.