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Old Jul 2, 2025 | 07:23 AM
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Default 2024 FXBBS triple tree pinch bolt

soooooo i broke one when i was tightening it(the top one). my dumdum forgot about the torque value.

just to confim after doing some googling, the torque level for those four bolts (2 tops, and 2 bottoms) are 20ft/lbs max?
 
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Old Jul 2, 2025 | 09:18 AM
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damn lol how tight did u go on those bolts?? yes 20 ft lbs is correct.

youre probably going to need to remove that tree and get some extractors to get the broken bolt out
 
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Originally Posted by evildiesel
damn lol how tight did u go on those bolts??
it just kept twisting and i missed the torque wrench clicks also and surprisingly after i look at the wrench it was setup at 20lbs already but like i said, just keep twisting.

im getting a left hand drill bits later to try to take it out, if not, then its costly either find someone to do it or get a new top tree

 
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UPDATE: was able to remove it with left hand drill bits, although the drill bits broke on me at the last minute, but it already rolled out the broken screw enough for me to finger twisted it....
Now waiting for the new bolts to come
 
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