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VMODON
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« on: June 15, 2017, 08:26:56 PM »
16 ft lbs.?? can this be right. its just barely snug at that setting.
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da prez
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« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2017, 09:06:18 PM »
 That is correct. Just redid my fork seals and I also have the Honda bible . The bolts are the equal to a quarter inch. The also thread into aluminum. Use a torque wrench and follow the tightening sequence.

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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2017, 07:42:14 AM »
Quote from: VMODON on June 15, 2017, 08:26:56 PM
16 ft lbs.?? can this be right. its just barely snug at that setting.

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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2017, 05:51:58 PM »
Also...do 'em in stages. There's a pair together...they effect each other. (loosen in stages too...once one breaks loose I often tighten it a bit just to make loosening the other easier).
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