Crankcase cover bolt torque

[dlsmith]

Anyone know what torque would be good for those thin little chrome bolts that hold on the polished aluminum crankcase covers? I'm guessing only 5 or 6 ft-Lbs or less with blue loc-tite?

[SqDancerLynn1]

If we are talking about the end caps with the phillips screws Just tighten them & use a dab of silicon on the screw NO locktite

edit Clutch cover etc. should have some anti seize on the threads about 10-12 ft lbs

[dlsmith]

Yeah, the clutch cover and the like is what I was after....Thanks for the help!

[Boondocks]

The side cover screws are 6mm in diameter. The Suzuki shop manual torque specs for other nuts and bolts are 3.0-5.0 lb-ft for a standard or "4" marked 6mm bolt. If the bolt is marked "7" (harder) the specs are 6.0-8.5 lb-ft.

The standard screws are not hardened, and 3.0-5.0 lb-ft should be OK. Twisiting them in hand tight with a screwdriver should be fine. Tightening too much may strip the screw head or cause some other problem.