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MODEL SPECIFIC => SUZUKI BANDIT 600 thru 1200 - AIR/OIL COOLED TECHNICAL => Topic started by: shrike on March 22, 2008, 08:56:52 AM

Title: engine mounts question
Post by: shrike on March 22, 2008, 08:56:52 AM

I have 13000 km on my bike and purchased it new. I did all the mai9ntenance myself and until now I never tightened or checked the engine mount bolts. I would like to do it now, the only thing bothering me is that I don't know if the torque  specified in the Haynes manual is for dry bolts or bolts with loctite on them. The manual does not mention that anywhere. I am afraid if the torque mentioned is on dry bolts I would apply too much of it and strip the bolts or put too much pressure on them.

So are general torque figures (even for other  bolts) given as wet or dry bolts?
Thanks

Title: Re: engine mounts question
Post by: Pillage on March 22, 2008, 03:01:03 PM

Interesting question.  I use loctite fairly often on the bikes and didn't realize there was a difference between dry & wet torque? 

Title: Re: engine mounts question
Post by: shrike on March 23, 2008, 11:14:58 PM

I am a bity lazy right now to google that but IIRC, I read somewhere the difference could be as high as 30%

Title: Re: engine mounts question
Post by: shrike on March 24, 2008, 09:43:17 AM

I found a table.
http://www.cncexpo.com/InchBoltTorque.aspx

In average the difference is 75% wet torque value of the dry value

Title: Re: engine mounts question
Post by: mademiriam on March 24, 2008, 12:34:01 PM

thanks for that  :thanks: very handy, had never thought of this before.

Title: Re: engine mounts question
Post by: Red01 on March 25, 2008, 04:29:30 PM

In my experience, torque values are generally considered dry unless stated otherwise.

Title: Re: engine mounts question
Post by: shrike on March 25, 2008, 05:28:34 PM

thanks,
so when the manual states to check frame and engine mounts bolts,
do you remove them, put loctite and reinstall them? Or do you just try tightening them and see if they are loose?

Title: Re: engine mounts question
Post by: Red01 on March 26, 2008, 10:36:21 AM

Quote from: shrike on March 25, 2008, 05:28:34 PM

Or do you just try tightening them and see if they are loose?

That's what I do.

Title: Re: engine mounts question
Post by: shrike on March 26, 2008, 11:22:55 AM

cool, thanks.
I like that better! :beers:
I tried to remove a few and rounded one nut