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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Gusable on June 16, 2026, 01:38:57 PM
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85 cal2, mounting new front tire tonight. Axle was installed from the left side into the right fork. 108ft lbs on that nut?
Pinch bolts.. updated lower spec? Or am I thinking about another bike..? I’d imagine you’d not want to overtorque those forks!
Procedure- axle in, torque to spec, lightly snug LH pinch bolts? jOUNCE the front end then do the other side pinch bolts? Also doing new Ebc brake pads and have to install the shim that fell out. I’m assuming they were in between the fork holes and the caliper. Thank you!
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Install axle & tighten w/1/2" breaker bar. Bounce front end, THEN tighten pinch to 32ftlbs on both sides. Put on calipers & tighten bolts to 32ftlbs.
Done
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Can't believe anyone takes that 108 ft/lb torque specification seriously. Good luck getting the axle out with the tools on board if you have a roadside emergency. 25 ft/lb is sufficient to clamp the whole bearing stack rigidly in place.
Also snug up the nut side axle clamp a bit before torqueing the axle nut. It's easier to pull the axle through a snug (not fully tight) clamp with the axle nut than it is to fully close an axle clamp that is being pinched by the axle washer on one side and a spacer on the other.
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Thanks so much! Now to find correct wheel bearings. I thought the fronts were same as rears. I ordered 4 6204-2rs (iirc). These fronts are smaller 👍👍👍
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Sure it ain’t 108 Nm? That would sound much more accurate.
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Sure it ain’t 108 Nm? That would sound much more accurate.
That's still 80 ft/lb. Far more than necessary in this application.
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Sure it ain’t 108 Nm? That would sound much more accurate.
Ooops! Right lol thx
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My other bike (Honda) was a bear to get the rear axle loose the first tire change. It took a 1/2" breaker bar with a 15" cheater pipe to break loose. I re-installed with much less torque. As ask before, how much torque does it really take to clamp the forks, bearings and wheel tight? After a couple hundred thousand miles, I've never found an axle nut loose.
The rear wheel axle nut on the newer V100 Mandello/Steivio is about 190 ft. lbs. for an about 2 1/2" (65 mm) threads.
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My other bike (Honda) was a bear to get the rear axle loose the first tire change. It took a 1/2" breaker bar with a 15" cheater pipe to break loose. I re-installed with much less torque. As ask before, how much torque does it really take to clamp the forks, bearings and wheel tight? After a couple hundred thousand miles, I've never found an axle nut loose.
The rear wheel axle nut on the newer V100 Mandello/Steivio is about 190 ft. lbs. for an about 2 1/2" (65 mm) threads.
. Single side swingarm I bet my Ducati multi 1000 was like that.. TIGHT!!