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Front Brake Disc - Torque Settings for Bolts
TrickyMicky:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on April 22, 2026, 02:50:40 PM ---That is a point Skoti. I’ve never found the hub carrier to get that hot, even when I was racing the 500, not hot enough to melt the insert anyway but fair point, maybe met locks would be a better choice.
Without the serrations gripping the disc you’re relying on just the torque keeping it in place, not a good idea imo, I’ve had one come out undone, lost the nut entirely. If the bolt had started to come out I could have been in serious trouble but luckily it stayed in place.
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Did you ever wonder as to why only one?
Oddjob:
It was actually 2☹️ I lent the bike to my BIL and didn’t really inspect it when he returned it. A few months later I went to polish it and noticed the missing nut, what was worse was one of the bolts was missing entirely, my BIL hadn’t bothered to mention it so it either fell out whilst in motion or most likely it fell out when parked on the sidestand. The nuts were the flanged Honda ones off a GL1100 as I was running 2 discs. They were all torqued to spec with a Snap On torque wrench. Why 2 came undone is a mystery.
I’ve got my suspicions that it may have been my BIL nicking bits. It came back with tools missing from a brand new toolkit, including the plug spanner. Lots of other bits seemed to have gone as well, just small pieces that are easy to miss until you either want them or spot them missing when you’re cleaning the bike.
exvalvesetdabbler:
Maybe he's building a bike a piece at a time by nicking bits of yours😀
Oddjob:
He actually has my K reg 500. He’s had it now about 10 years, he claims I gave it him, which I deny. It’s not worth the aggro tbh, he keeps it on the road and serviced so that’s something but he’s always been jealous of my L reg 500.
element137:
--- Quote from: exvalvesetdabbler on April 22, 2026, 08:56:45 PM ---Maybe he's building a bike a piece at a time by nicking bits of yours😀
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Johnny Cash wrote that plan in the song 'One piece at a Time ' ;)
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