T ig h te n a ll n u ts a n d b o lts w ith a to rq u e w re n ch a t th e co rre ct se ttin g . In su fficie n t tig h te n in g o f n u ts o r b o lts ca n ca u se th e m

to b e co m e d a m a g e d o r lo o se le a d in g to ve h icle d a m a g e o r in ju ry to th e rid e r. O ve r tig h te n in g a n u t o r b o lt ca n strip its

th re a d o r ca u se b re a ka g e . T h e ta b le sh o w s th e to rq u e se ttin g s fo r th e m a in n u ts a n d b o lts in re la tio n to th re a d d ia m e te r,

p itch a n d u se . T h e a b o ve to rq u e se ttin g s re fe r to th re a d s w h ich h a ve b e e n cle a n e d w ith so lve n t.

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