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Nipple Re-Torque Q - 5/16/2008 10:28:26 AM

SteveBB

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Hi All,

I did my 5k service myself yesterday on my ’08 Road King Classic. It was a snap, but I have one question regarding my low profile laced wheels. I followed the procedure to check torque of the spokes, which calls for loosening each nipple ¼ turn, and then re-torquing them to 55 in-lbs. The manual says if you must turn the nipple past the ¼ turn point on the re-torque, then you have to re-true the wheel. I had to tighten at least half of my nipples past the ¼ turn point to achieve 55 in-lbs – although I would not call any of them ‘loose’ before I worked on them.

I did not dismount the wheels to re-true them, but I did give them a spin on the lift, with an external reference point (a pencil taped to a poll) next to them and they looked fine to me (no discernable wobble). I had the bike up to 80 mph on my test ride, and it’s smooth.

Do you think this needs more investigation – or do I call it good?

THX - Steve