Service Manual torque range for fork tube caps is huge...
09-25-2012, 07:57 AM
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Service Manual torque range for fork tube caps is huge...
The torque in the manual says somthing like 22-59 ft lbs .
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09-25-2012, 08:42 AM
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Hydrolic pressure from cylinder compression? IDK.
09-25-2012, 09:31 AM
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I looked up the torque for the 49mm fork tube caps & it is cofusing 16-43 ftlbs. I never torque mine just tighten them down and give the ratche a couple wacks with my hand. This has worked for me for last 35 years on all the bikes I've had and worked on.
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HD manual indicates 22-29ftlbs for the caps on my '03
09-25-2012, 10:23 AM
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HD manual indicates 22-29ftlbs for the caps on my '03
ya 25ftlbs sounds good to me
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The cap thread is steel but the fork-tube thread is Aluminum. Range in manual makes sense.
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using two different thread materials so they give you a span in case it leaks to go by.
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I usually torque to the lower end of given ranges in the manual
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snug then a bit more has always worked for me
09-25-2012, 05:06 PM
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22-59 ft lbs is what my 2012 manual says
09-25-2012, 07:57 AM
Service Manual torque range for fork tube caps is huge...
