Rook
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posted March 07, 2009 11:12 PM
torque for mirrors
I'm putting the mirrors back on and I was wondering if anyone is aware of a torque spec for the two nuts inside the top fairing that secure the mirror stem. They felt pretty tight when I removed them.
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Evilsports
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posted March 07, 2009 11:43 PM
I'm at work and don't have my bike laptop here to look at my manual. I do have a link to an online storage site I use though if you'd like to download the service manual yourself? You will find all your torque specs and much more in it. Let me know if you have any trouble with the link.
http://www.box.net/shared/ohyn64vgow
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Evilsports
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posted March 08, 2009 12:03 AM
I downloaded it onto my work pc and cannot find any torque specs. The only mention of the mirrors is on page 525. Here it is:
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Old Guy
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posted March 08, 2009 12:37 AM
6mm bolts , acorn nuts.
Snug with a small touch of loctite.
Had mine off and on for numerous track days.
Snug with short wrench or 1/4 rachet.
Clean off old loctite or corrosion first.
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Rook
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posted March 08, 2009 07:10 AM
Thanks , guys. I will blue locktight them. I was not able to find any spec for torque either. I guess the locktight was probabley why it took some effort to break the threads loose.
Thanks, Evilsports for SM link. I already have it but I'm sure some other folks out there could use a copy.
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posted March 11, 2009 07:47 PM
 Edited By: BIG BLUE_ZX14 on 12 Mar 2009 03:48
On page 2-11 in the periodic maintenance chapter there is a table showing torque specs for bolts and nuts that do not require a specific torque spec. It reads as follows (for 5-10mm) given thread diameter and torque spec (Nm) respectively:
5mm 3.4~4.9
6mm 5.9~7.8
8mm 14~19
10mm 25~34
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Rook
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posted March 11, 2009 08:57 PM
Edited By: Rook on 12 Mar 2009 04:59
^^Thanks. That's a great bit of info. I'll use that. I've often wondered how tight was too tight on the non-spec bolts.
I believe there are a number of bolts, such as those that hold down the airbox covers, that fit into a threaded hole in an insert. the insert is designed to spin which resists the loosening effect of vibration. The inserts are very similar to a well nut except the insert is made of metal instead of rubber. I'd be very careful about tightening any of those down. If you torque them acording to the chart above, you might never get them off again because the insert they thread into will spin when you turn the bolt.
Well nuts shouldn't be anywhere near torqued, for any noobs who read this. They should not even be snug, IMO.
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