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Rear wheel bolt torque

Geordie

Cruisin' Guzzisti
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Hello again folks. My Breva 1100 has the same recurring problem that the rear tyre wears out. I take it out of the garage, turn it on, ride it. That fuel stuff keeps needing topped up as well. This bike is SO unreliable :D (you'll wish you hadn't said that! - ed)

Anyho... I usually ride-in/ride-out for my tyre changes but decided to just drop the wheel off this time (saves waiting). So... do you experts use a torque wrench to tighten the rear wheel bolts? I would never usually bother. I've never used one on car wheels. I felt how tight they were when I removed the wheel and tightened them back up to much the same putting it back on. I think that equates to a torque setting of "pretty darn tight" but not bum-clenchingly so.

Incidentally the rear I just had replaced ran for the last 4k miles (out of 6k) with a Stop'n'go tyre plug in. Lost about 2psi every month but worked a treat!
 
Torque value for the rear wheel bolts is 110 Nm, or 81 lb-ft. Front axle nut is 80 Nm, or 59 lb-ft.
 
john zibell said:
Torque value for the rear wheel bolts is 110 Nm, or 81 lb-ft. Front axle nut is 80 Nm, or 59 lb-ft.

Cheers John. Does 110Nm approximate to one grunt and a squeak?

edit - pretty close. I used the torque wrench!
 
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