You don't need to torque it down exactly to spec. I hand tightened mine and it's been fine ever since. It's honestly not that big a deal, use ur best judgement and you should be fine
Probolt M22 x 1mm fork stem yoke nut
I bought the Probolt M22 x 1.00mm open yoke nut (Aluminum Flanged Top Yoke Nut M22x(1.00mm) (Open)) to be able to use on my fork stem so I can mount the quad lock.
Question is, from what I understand its supposed to be tightened to 85ft-lbs what would you recommend using to torque it down?
Would a 30mm 6 point 1/2 drive socket work? And would that bolt be able to withstand that torque force do you think? Or would you just use a wrench to tighten the hell out of it by hand and not worry about it?
Question is, from what I understand its supposed to be tightened to 85ft-lbs what would you recommend using to torque it down?
Would a 30mm 6 point 1/2 drive socket work? And would that bolt be able to withstand that torque force do you think? Or would you just use a wrench to tighten the hell out of it by hand and not worry about it?
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You sure about the 85-ft/lbs? On my 07, its 38ft/lbs to seat things, then back off, and tighten to 13ft/lbs. In any event, that bolt is aluminum, so its threads will be very soft. No way it won't strip before reaching 85ft/lbs; not sure if it'll take 38ft/lbs.I bought the Probolt M22 x 1.00mm open yoke nut (Aluminum Flanged Top Yoke Nut M22x(1.00mm) (Open)) to be able to use on my fork stem so I can mount the quad lock.
Question is, from what I understand its supposed to be tightened to 85ft-lbs what would you recommend using to torque it down?
Would a 30mm 6 point 1/2 drive socket work? And would that bolt be able to withstand that torque force do you think? Or would you just use a wrench to tighten the hell out of it by hand and not worry about it?
Should be 81ft/lbs, had no issues installing on mine and no visible marks from tightening.
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I think they may have changed the config of the nuts around a bit from the MT to the R7 based on the service manual. The lower ring nut now takes care of the bearing preload.You sure about the 85-ft/lbs? On my 07, its 38ft/lbs to seat things, then back off, and tighten to 13ft/lbs. In any event, that bolt is aluminum, so its threads will be very soft. No way it won't strip before reaching 85ft/lbs; not sure if it'll take 38ft/lbs.
I think you're right about the change, but the 81ft/lbs seems terribly high; I mean, the same as the drive sprocket nut? With the lower ring nut doing all the work, I would think the steering stem nut would call for maybe 20ft/lbs. But I guess not...
It'll be fine at the 80-ish spec from the factory. A bunch of those nuts have been installed on these bikes and mine didn't feel anywhere near stripping at the factory torque spec.
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