Looking for torque value
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If I remember correctly those screws go into a nut with a rubber gasket that fits into a larger hole. If you tighten them to much you will tear the rubber gasket or strip them and you wont be able to get them back out. tighten them enough to compress the rubber and hold them firmly in the hole.
Kind of like the screws that hold the windshield on a touring bike.
Kind of like the screws that hold the windshield on a touring bike.
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If I remember correctly those screws go into a nut with a rubber gasket that fits into a larger hole. If you tighten them to much you will tear the rubber gasket or strip them and you wont be able to get them back out. tighten them enough to compress the rubber and hold them firmly in the hole.
Kind of like the screws that hold the windshield on a touring bike.
Kind of like the screws that hold the windshield on a touring bike.
Here's the exploded parts breakdown.
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....GHT%20ASSEMBLY
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I think you're looking at #3 part # 4790 #10-16x3/4 Torx head self tapping. I couldn't find a value either but I believe you go tight and just a smidge more. YMMV
I see Buelligan posted the same thing while I was still looking for it
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....GHT%20ASSEMBLY
I see Buelligan posted the same thing while I was still looking for it
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....GHT%20ASSEMBLY
Last edited by Vernal; Feb 22, 2017 at 02:40 PM.
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Those are the Headlamp housing screws 9 -18 in-lbs
the retaining ring screws are 23-28 in-lbs
Last edited by ricktherocket; Feb 22, 2017 at 02:48 PM.
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While fretting a little over torque values for those screws, the main reason the manual just says to tighten securely is that the screws are mating to a plastic material, and what might be proper torque THIS time, might not be the case NEXT time. The plastic distorts each time the screws are tightened, causing a little more thread clearance each time. You get the picture, I'm sure. No metal backing the threads so torque will be variable. Hand tight has never failed me, and my bike is what would be called high-mileage.
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Originally Posted by Buelligan666
When I changed the headlight on my 11 EGC those screws went straight into the fairing. No well nuts, no rubber, no gasket.
Here's the exploded parts breakdown.
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....GHT%20ASSEMBLY
Here's the exploded parts breakdown.
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....GHT%20ASSEMBLY
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