Clutch nut torquing??
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Tourer
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Clutch nut torquing??
Just wondering what you use to tighten your clutch adjustment nut? Anybody found a way to actually use a torque wrench on it? I was thinking about buying a pass-through socket set to tighten it so I can keep a hex wrench on the center screw. Anybody snug it up and then put a torque wrench on it without holding the adjustment screw?
Open end wrench. Torque is only about 15 in lbs, which isn't much at all. Snug it, give the wrench a couple whacks, done. Don't over tighten! That clutch release plate is only $20, but you'll have to search all over and drive for miles to find one in stock.
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Best and easiest I've found to use is a DoyBone wrench.
and don't over tighten the nut.. its easy to do.
I dont' remember what the tq value is but that nut is in (IN Lbs) not Foot pounds. Several members HAVE stripped the bolt that the nut goes on and its a PITA to fix...
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and don't over tighten the nut.. its easy to do.
I dont' remember what the tq value is but that nut is in (IN Lbs) not Foot pounds. Several members HAVE stripped the bolt that the nut goes on and its a PITA to fix...
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Best and easiest I've found to use is a DoyBone wrench.
and don't over tighten the nut.. its easy to do.
I dont' remember what the tq value is but that nut is in (IN Lbs) not Foot pounds. Several members HAVE stripped the bolt that the nut goes on and its a PITA to fix...
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and don't over tighten the nut.. its easy to do.
I dont' remember what the tq value is but that nut is in (IN Lbs) not Foot pounds. Several members HAVE stripped the bolt that the nut goes on and its a PITA to fix...
.
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I just found the best yet vid on how to do it. and the nut is tightened to 85 in#'s.. NOT FT #'s..
Here is the vid... a lot better the the one thats been around for yrs by a HD Wrench that has a hard time remembering what a Ball end Allen wrench is..
Here is the vid... a lot better the the one thats been around for yrs by a HD Wrench that has a hard time remembering what a Ball end Allen wrench is..
Last edited by oct1949; Apr 8, 2013 at 01:42 PM.