Re: Oil Change

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On Apr 8, 2004, at 15:47, Bob MacFarland wrote:

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> I don't usually chime in on things like this, but I feel compelled to 
> say that I have known a lot of guys who for reasons unknown don't 
> believe the torque specs designated by the engineers who designed the 
> bike, or have somehow determined that some other torque spec is 
> "better" than what the factory specifies. To each his own, I say, but 
> deviating from the factory torque specs is, in my personal opinion, an 
> extremely risky practice. No offense, Tom, I'm glad you've had good 
> luck with your decision, but no way in hell am I going to follow your 
> lead on this.
>
> Bob
>
>

I do not torque to their specs because I do not want to strip any 
threads. A lot of the values they use for bolts and drain plugs are too 
tight and I am the one who will have to pay to have stripped threads 
repaired, not some over-zealous engineer with a lawyer looking over his 
shoulder. Now for bolts that secure the front or rear tire, I follow 
the manual.




Robert

04 Yamaha FZ6

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