Did Guy the Gorilla used to own my Falco???

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Did Guy the Gorilla used to own my Falco???

#1 Post by paganman » Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:51 pm

Why oh why do so people tighten up every fastner so tight you need an impact wrench, breaker bar & account at Pro Bolt to do a simple brake strip and clean up :smt017 , job now on hold whilst I await delivery of new bolts. I use a Teng torque wrench and have never had probs with bolts working loose. The guy who used to own my bike obviously worked on the "strip the threads and back a 1/4 turn" principle.
Off from work for a week so I'm going to strip off and re-torque every damn nut and bolt I can find, and replace any of the ones that have been monster tightened!
Only had the bike a short while though, and lovin it! Very addictive these Falco's.
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#2 Post by Nooj » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:48 pm

50Nm for the caliper bolts, that is pretty tight, but it's what Aprilia says. Doesn't help when steel fasteners corrode onto the ally threads either.
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#3 Post by back_marker » Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:51 pm

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#4 Post by Fausto » Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:15 pm

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