bad daddy
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I am servicing the rocker boxes on my bike. One of the things in the tub of fasteners the previous owner left me with was various chrome bolts that he couldn't install without going to a lot of trouble.
The old plated fasteners are a hex head, with internal socket. The new chrome ones are internal socket.
I could have taken the easy route, and installed chrome covers; but that just would prevent me from buying a tool that I would only need once, and that is not why I joined this forum. And 4 covers cost almost as much as 12 bolts!
Removal, no problem, but to torque them back to spec, is a problem.
The manual recommends a SO FRDH141 for torquing the OE fasteners if the engine is still in the frame.
I am thinking I'll get a SO FRDH141, and cannibalize a hex key, to make a limited clearance tool, for the internal hex fasteners. I may need a different size, tool
The question is, how does one calculate the new torque values?
The old plated fasteners are a hex head, with internal socket. The new chrome ones are internal socket.
I could have taken the easy route, and installed chrome covers; but that just would prevent me from buying a tool that I would only need once, and that is not why I joined this forum. And 4 covers cost almost as much as 12 bolts!
Removal, no problem, but to torque them back to spec, is a problem.
The manual recommends a SO FRDH141 for torquing the OE fasteners if the engine is still in the frame.
I am thinking I'll get a SO FRDH141, and cannibalize a hex key, to make a limited clearance tool, for the internal hex fasteners. I may need a different size, tool
The question is, how does one calculate the new torque values?
