fork torque specs

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Old 03-30-2007, 07:41 AM
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can anyone tell me the torque specs on the forks?
the triple clamps?
any help would appreciated
 
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Old 03-30-2007, 08:09 AM
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The top clamp bolts are 20 Nm and the bottom clamp is 23 Nm.
 
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Old 03-30-2007, 04:44 PM
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excelent thanx a bunch
 
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Old 03-30-2007, 10:39 PM
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Not to sound like a fool but the "Nm" in the toruqe value is that inch of foot pounds? Or some metric value
 
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Old 03-30-2007, 11:10 PM
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That's metric, newton-meters. One Nm is 0.7376 ft-lbs, so multiply the above numbers by 0.7376 to get ft-lbs.

I just find that when working on a metric bike and all the published specs are in metric that it's easier to keep all the units in metric. My torque wrench displays both english and metric units, but I rarely use the english side.
 
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Old 03-31-2007, 04:44 AM
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Thanks,
I am now going to look at my torque wrench to see if it refrences metric also......
 
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Old 04-01-2007, 09:52 AM
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my wrench was in inch pounds so i multiplied by 8.85
 
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Helped a ton. Thanks.
 
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