Front axle reinstall

[flhs90]

After reading an American Iron tech article and my SM I think I might have pulled my front forks together more than I should have.
I was told by a third party to place a exact size drill bit in the axle hole then tighten the axle nut. Then torque down the axle cap nuts to 5-11 ft. lbs. of torque.

Any clarification on not pulling the forks together excessively would help me.

TIA, Dave

[bigtone]

Just tighten the axle nut before you tighten the clamp bolts. If you want, you can bounce the front end a few times before you tighten the clamp bolts, but I havent really noticed a difference when doing that.