what kind of torque wrench?

[rustybronco]

1/2" craftsman micrometer 20-150 ft-lb click style (74-ish), 3/8" craftsman microtork 25-250 in-lb click (newer), 3/8" snap-on beam in-lb (70's) great for checking pinion gear rotating torque.

[Carter Turk]

I've been using a 800 in/lbs Proto clicker for years. I'm happy with it. It would be nice to have a bigger ft/lbs wrench for the rotor nut and counter shaft sprocket.

[psyguy]

Tell that to the guy whom last week was asking about his snapping off of oil sump bolts and the few stripped drain plugs mentioned in the last week.

i would have told that guy that on those bolts i go only "snug" by hand, then check for leaks after riding the bike and tighten a bit more if needed

[p_s]

i would have told that guy that on those bolts i go only "snug" by hand, then check for leaks after riding the bike and tighten a bit more if needed

I was that guy. The service manual had the wrong torque spec and the other manuals copied it (like they copy everything else).

[psyguy]

I was that guy. The service manual had the wrong torque spec and the other manuals copied it (like they copy everything else).

yeah, i remember your thread, cant remember if i said anything but the torque spec you mentioned seemed too high for 6mm bolts in alu threads

[p_s]

yeah, i remember your thread, cant remember if i said anything but the torque spec you mentioned seemed too high for 6mm bolts in alu threads

I downloaded the service manual for the '83-'86 GS700/750 and it specced 7 ft lbs for the oil pan like all the other 6 mm bolts, so I put it together.

A guy on another forum seized his brand-new top end because the manual had the bore specs swapped for the smaller and larger bore version of the same engine.

[psyguy]

A guy on another forum seized his brand-new top end because the manual had the bore specs swapped for the smaller and larger bore version of the same engine.

yeah, when put in a perspective you're the lucky guy!

but i would have thought that a good machine shop would ask for a piston and rings when doing a re-bore and not go by the numbers only

[p_s]

yeah, when put in a perspective you're the lucky guy!

The bolts snapped just below the head and I had a parts engine. No big deal, just annoying.

but i would have thought that a good machine shop would ask for a piston and rings when doing a re-bore and not go by the numbers only

The numbers on the bore were only off by a thousandth of an inch. The machine shop here mainly works on tractors and huge V8s--they do motorcycle cylinders but very rarely so I think they'd be lost without the numbers. Actually the machinist couldn't remember the last time he had worked on something so small.

[Old Colt]

PS,
When your thread was going and you were working at 10# or so on a 6mm bolt, I said that is stupid. 6mm bolt go to 5-7 at the max, so I pulled out a few manuals and they were calling for 7 - 11#. Some times doing it by the book doesn't work if the book is wrong.
I did not post anything since it appears the error in the manuals is now known by a few at least.