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Title: fork damper torque?
Post by: flips on February 05, 2013, 06:51:44 PM

Hi fellow FJ'ers.

Anyone know what the tightening torque for the fork damper or "CYLINDER, FRTFRK FRONT FORK" part no 18 bolt for a 91 fj should be?
(http://www.boats.net/images/diagrams/yamaha/MCY/1991/FJ1200B_BC/IMAGES/FRONT_FORK.png)
Cant find it in my stupid manual :dash2:
Its holding me up from installing my beaut RPM fork valves!

Thanks everyone :drinks:

Title: Re: fork damper torque?
Post by: Arnie on February 05, 2013, 06:56:32 PM

37Nm or 3.7 m-kg or 27 ft.lb

Yamaha Service Manual

Arnie

Quote from: flips on February 05, 2013, 06:51:44 PM
Hi fellow FJ'ers.

Anyone know what the tightening torque for the fork damper or "CYLINDER, FRTFRK FRONT FORK" part no 18 bolt for a 91 fj should be?
(http://www.boats.net/images/diagrams/yamaha/MCY/1991/FJ1200B_BC/IMAGES/FRONT_FORK.png)
Cant find it in my stupid manual :dash2:
Its holding me up from installing my beaut RPM fork valves!

Thanks everyone :drinks:

Title: Re: fork damper torque?
Post by: FJmonkey on February 05, 2013, 07:01:26 PM

Air impact gun with 90 PSI seems to work...

Title: Re: fork damper torque?
Post by: flips on February 05, 2013, 07:14:45 PM

Thanks Arnie! :good2:

Air impact gun with 90 PSI seems to work...lol :rofl2:

When I disassemble one was really loose and one was extremely tight......just wanna do things proper! :smile:...there a rally coming up!

Cheers :drinks:

Jeff P

Title: Re: fork damper torque?
Post by: fj11.5 on February 06, 2013, 12:50:32 AM

i used a torque wrench and set to spec, but my rattle gun on 2 setting was close enough when i did effies the other week

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