Reply With QuoteTorque oil pump cover bolts.
Hi all,
Just curious if any of you have a regimen of checking the torque on any specific bolts during the off-season (or any other annual checking of torques for those who live in places where you ride year round). I'm getting ready to do some maintenance on the XB (changing brake fluid and putting on new levers) and am trying to think of any other things I should check to get it ready for spring. Given how much these bikes vibrate, I figured that annually checking some important bolts might be in order.
Thanks!
Torque oil pump cover bolts.
These vibrate a bit, but they should't shake themselves apart!! If you have a problem particular bolts loosening up constantly, theres a problem to be found there. It also bad form to torque bolts without completely dis-assembling the thing first. The order of torquing is very important. Re-torquing a tight bolt against a gasket or a bearing results in actual over-torque.
If you're not being literal and just asking what bolts to check (without turning them) I'd say front and rear axle clamps, upper and lower triple clamps, handlebar clamps, hand and foot controls, exhaust flanges and clamps, shock mount bolts, and anything you can get a wrench on. Just don't turn them.
A trick we use on the race car is to set the wrench to 90% of final torque and see if the bolt turns. If it does, the whole thing gets re-done.
Good call, Shaughn. Thanks. I haven't had any issues with bolts actually coming loose yet. And, I agree about not wanting to torque things out of sequence or over-torquing. That said, it seems like there have been reports on here of sidestand bolts coming loose or the bolts that hold on the fairings and such coming loose. Granted, the fairing bolts aren't toruqued to nearly as large an amount as others since they are just holding plastic. Just thought I'd check with the experts.I generally check the axle bolts, handlebar clamps, upper and lower clamps, muffler, and oil bolts just using my fingers before every ride. It is an easy part of a pre-ride inspection and would catch a bolt that is dangerously loose.
Yes. Definitely check your side stand bolts. If they are loose, I recommend removing them, applying red Loctite, and then reinstalling them.
Oh! The kickstand mounting bolts is a good one!
as the dude whose sidestand bolt failed and I had to lean the bike against a dumpster ("where it belongs" from the peanut gallery).... COSIGNEDOriginally Posted by GregoXB
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