Torque spec for 2004 Lemans front end

[Colorobo]

I need to drop my front wheel to get a dent fixed.  What are the torque spec for the pinch bolt, axel, Front caliper mounts and Brake rotors? Just got it home and noticed the dent, but other than that I love it . Thanks Rob

[Scud]

Congratulations on the new bike.

 

All the torque specs are in the shop manual. Try the fileshare section, which has a link to another site where you can download the manuals.

 

Brake rotors will be on with lock-tite - do you really need to remove them?

[gstallons]

What is dented ?

[swooshdave]

Congratulations on the new bike.

 

All the torque specs are in the shop manual. Try the fileshare section, which has a link to another site where you can download the manuals.

 

Brake rotors will be on with lock-tite - do you really need to remove them?

 

In my copy of the workshop manual Section F Page 18 it doesn't specify the torque for the front calipers. Nor in the Torque Specs Section B Page 12. This is the 03/01Version.

 

Where did I miss it?

[Scud]

There are hardly any specs in the manual where I would want them. Instead, there's a single page, pretty early in the manual, with torque specs. It has maybe 20-30 specific specs, such as cylinder head nuts and alternator shaft nut. At the bottom it gives specs for bolts of various sizes, like M6, M10, etc. 

 

FWIW - I printed an extra copy of that page and keep it in the folder of my shop manual.

 

Here's a shop manual printing shortcut:

 

http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19504

[swooshdave]

Yeah, you'd just expect the brake calipers to be explicitly listed. Strange that in the owner's manual they tell you how to take the front wheel off but don't tell you the specs to put it back together. I put mine at 37 ft lbs.

 

 

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[docc]

I'm pretty sure you have to torque them in Newton-Meters.

 

Otherwise, the threads talk about you at night while you're sleeping . . . 

[swooshdave]

 

I'm pretty sure you have to torque them in Newton-Meters.

 

Otherwise, the threads talk about you at night while you're sleeping . . . 

 

 

My torque wrench does ft lbs and kgs. Those might equal NM but I just went with what I knew.

[docc]

Kidding aside, since we're talking about brakes and axles, the caliper bracket mount bolts are 10mm and the Workshop Manual says to torque to 45-50 nM (~33-37 ft-lbs).

 

The pinch bolts are 6mm and torque to 8-12 nM (6-9 ft-lb).

 

Accurate torque presumes clean, lubricated threads and a smooth hand.