How NOT to tighten you risers...
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Road Master
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How NOT to tighten you risers...
So I bought a set of solid bushings to mount my new apes and was tightening them down with a 3/4" wrench...went in for one last crank and.........
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Road Master
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It made the paint chip off of the outside of the riser so I would assume that It stretched the metal out...dont know if a helicoil would do any good.
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Road Master
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I did use blue locktite but I guess I just cranked too hard huh. So much for riding sunday
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once the bolt stops turning (bottoms out), about 1/4 turn more with locktite should be sufficient.
BEST way is to use a torque wrench and get the torque values out of your service manual. (you have one....right? If not, get one)
Call around locally...someone might have a spare black riser around you can pick up.
~Joe
BEST way is to use a torque wrench and get the torque values out of your service manual. (you have one....right? If not, get one)
Call around locally...someone might have a spare black riser around you can pick up.
~Joe
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Im running solid bushings so I dont know if the torque values would apply, being that they are intended for rubber bushings. Maybe I'm wrong but thats just my guess.
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Oh they were on all right....for all of about 3 days. And of course, when the threads let go, I smashed the wrench into my painted headlight bucket. #@&*&*&(%$@#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Maybe too many of those gave you "beer muscles"