Front Brake Disc Torque Settings

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Front Brake Disc Torque Settings

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Hey Folks,

Long story short, my beloved and sacred Haynes Manual got destroyed when the roof on the garage failed to perform it's primary function. Boo Hoo Hoo, I know. :dmyspt:

Anyhoo, can anyone tell me the torque settings for the Allen bolts that hold the brake discs onto the front wheel please.

Cheers,
Aaron.
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Re: Front Brake Disc Torque Settings

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Only 22Nm for a NC35

Put some thread lock on too.
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20nm mate!!!!!!


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Cheers Fellas. I appreciate your help.

:oops: Suppose I should've pointed out that it's a VFR400 NC30.So with that in mind 20 nm then?

Have got new bottle of threadlock all ready to go.

Thanks again.
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snoopy89 wrote:So with that in mind 20 nm then?
im pretty certain it's the same for both mate.



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Excellent. Thanks again.
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Managed to ring two bolts removing the old discs. Cock!

Any ideas on how to get them shifted?
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Use an old Torx (star shape) socket thats just a little bigger than the allen fastner you have rounded and knock it in the hole with a hammer , then undo as normal. Its a bit "belt and braces" way out but 9 times out of 10 works for me on old bolts! Hence I allways keep a set of old Torx sockets handy! in the event that this fails, just get a 7mm drill bit and drill the heads off, chances are the threads arn't too tight and you can use a pair of mole grips to remove the remaining peice of stud.

Dont forget that a gentle appication of directed heat will almost allways help, a gas soldering iron with a flame tip is handy for small fastners or a propane/acetylene torch for the big stuff.

Jody

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