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Oct 16, 2008 | 06:28 PM

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Zimbob

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After you torque them and ride your scoot, let it cool down and re-torque the bolts. It helps to not forget that step, ask me how I know.

Oct 16, 2008 | 07:48 PM

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Bacon_Grease

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Originally Posted by Zimbob

After you torque them and ride your scoot, let it cool down and re-torque the bolts. It helps to not forget that step, ask me how I know.

I'll try that and see if it works. Thanks for the suggestion.

Oct 17, 2008 | 06:45 AM

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YUMMY44

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Sorry I gave you the wrong thread size yesterday...my memory failed me. I hope it didn't throw you off too much.

Thanks All ... So ... They "are" 5/16-24 ... or you are saying now that they aree not ??

Oct 17, 2008 | 07:22 AM

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cHarley

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They ARE 5/16-24.

Oct 17, 2008 | 07:27 AM

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Fogoms

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They ARE 5/16-24.

Yes, 5/16-24 is correct. I had said earlier that I thought they were 5/16-32, which was incorrect. Sorry if I further added to the confusion. I'll just go away now...

Oct 17, 2008 | 09:10 AM

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YUMMY44

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Yes, 5/16-24 is correct. I had said earlier that I thought they were 5/16-32, which was incorrect. Sorry if I further added to the confusion. I'll just go away now...

Cool .... Thanks again All !!

Oct 17, 2008 | 04:17 PM

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cHarley

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Just to clairify for you guys, for 5/16" bolts, std. (SAE) thread is 18 tpi, fine thread is 24 tpi.

Here's a handy chart for Threads Per Inch:

Last edited by cHarley; Oct 17, 2008 at 04:52 PM.

Oct 17, 2008 | 10:14 PM

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WarriorHD

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Good idea about the star washers...Never thought the the heat would break the Loctite down...Know what I'll be doing the next time I have my pipes off...

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Just had this happen 2 days ago. The nuts are 5/16-24. Pick up some 5/16 internal star washers while you're at it and install them under the nuts. Torque to 120 INCH pounds (not the 96-120 range the service manual lists) and they wont come off again. There is no need to use loctite on these as the high temps on the studs will break down the loctite anyway.