The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Matt Chapter on November 23, 2015, 11:36:10 AM
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One of the worst, most unnerving feelings in the world is the vague, stomach swirling feeling of a loose rear wheel while going down the road.
I've had this happen to me several times over the years; I usually take the rear wheel off for tire replacement. I had assumed that hand tight with the lug nut wrench included in the tool kit was sufficient, but recently I've come to the conclusion that I either need to replace the washers and nuts, or use an extension on the wrench to get a tighter fit. I suppose there's an actual torque measurement but never really considered it, perhaps that's foolish.
Thoughts?
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http://www.bmwr65.org/htdocs/yabbfiles/Attachments/BMW_Torque_Specs-R7.pdf
This document gives you torque wrench values for just about anything you might need to do.
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http://www.bmwr65.org/htdocs/yabbfiles/Attachments/BMW_Torque_Specs-R7.pdf
This document gives you torque wrench values for just about anything you might need to do.
I thought the same and it does for most things but not for lug nuts on a monoshock.
Snowbum has some colorful guidance and the torque levels are high -way above "hand tight" :
Mono-lever models (and Paralever, including R80ST, R80 G/S, R100GS, etc); rear wheel bolts:
Models have been made with both three and four bolts/nuts.
NEVER EVER oil NOR antiseize these threads...NEVER!....just clean and dry
threads. Use 63 foot-pounds for the R80ST, & a bit more, perhaps
75-77 for the G/S & 85+ models. BUT: Pay attention to what your particular bike's
torque specifications are, some are higher. USE BMW's Owner's Book values!!!