Side stand pivot bracket bolt sheared

[ajd]

Odd problem...the bolt that stops the side stand pivot bracket on my 1100GS sheared off last night. The bolt is easy enough to replace...once I get the snapped bit out of the crankcase. Should manage that with an easy-out extractor. The question is, what torque is appropriate for the new bolt? It's not listed in the Haynes manual and as it drives straight into the engine block (alloy) stripping the thread would not be a good thing. What's a suitable torque for an M8x25 bolt in the crankcase?

 

[MattW]

Odd problem...the bolt that stops the side stand pivot bracket on my 1100GS sheared off last night. The bolt is easy enough to replace...once I get the snapped bit out of the crankcase. Should manage that with an easy-out extractor. The question is, what torque is appropriate for the new bolt? It's not listed in the Haynes manual and as it drives straight into the engine block (alloy) stripping the thread would not be a good thing. What's a suitable torque for an M8x25 bolt in the crankcase?

Can't help with the torque (I'd do it by feel with threadlock) but I guess you know that easyout's are the tool of the devil - I wouldn't touch one (again) with a bargepole I'd centre pop is and drill out.

 

[buellzebub]

Hi AJD

According to the Clymer manual the Pivot Bolt should be heavy duty thread locked at 31ft/lbs and the Mounting Bolt should be 15ft/lbs.

HTH

Mick