Front Fork Lower Clamp Pinch Bolt Access

[Nikk]

So I'm flushing, and filling my front forks. My GEN2 has about 22k miles on it. The depth to fork oil level was 110mm, specified to be 92mm.

Anyway, my real question.

How do you get a torque wrench on a 6mm allen socket onto the pinch bolts? The right side is especially tight quarters.
May be that my torque wrench is just too big

I am considering trying to make a stubby 6mm allen socket; but my current socket is tapered from 6mm to something larger to allow a common size press fit into the socket base. My point is I can't just take a cut-off wheel and make a stubby. I might try driving the allen shaft out of the socket and cutting the seated end.

Or, I might just get in there with a small socket wrench and hand tighten the pinch bolts.

Thoughts on the subject?

Cheers!

 

[slapnpop]

These are low-torque values in an aluminum part. Are you using a 1/4" drive?

 

[Toecutter]

How do you get a torque wrench on a 6mm allen socket onto the pinch bolts?

I don't. Torque wrist.

 

[Jagermeister]

How do you get a torque wrench on a 6mm allen socket onto the pinch bolts?

I don't. Torque wrist.

+1 Use an Allen Key.

If you manage to over-torque with an allen key, stop going to the gym!

 

[Nikk]

Wow! Quick responses thanks!

These are low-torque values in an aluminum part. Are you using a 1/4" drive?

No my torque wrench is 3/8 drive.

+1 Use an Allen Key.If you manage to over-torque with an allen key, stop going to the gym!

Perhaps naively, but I'm more worried about under-torque than over-torque. Wouldn't want to take a fork tube to the face. :blink:

Sounds like the allen key is the way to go. Thanks!

 

[Silent]

I use a 3/8 drive torque wrench, and a shortened 6mm allen socket to tighten those. If you turn the bars to the left lock, makes a tad more room to get to the right side, same with the other side. I also access the bolts from below rather than above so I have room to use the torque wrench.

 

[twowheelnut]

You could pull the panels, yank the battery and do the job right, but that is not the Forum way. So, that said, what ^ they said.

 

[Nikk]

You could pull the panels, yank the battery ....

What! What! What! That is just crazy talk :lol: