RE: Oil Change

["Terry Cox" <tccox@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And just what calculation did you use to determine that the values they give
are "too tight" ????   I promise you that all the equipment at our Nuclear
Plants use values based on mfgs recommendations......  The engineers DO know
pretty much what they're talking about.....And the values they give are
based on SOUND ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES >>>>>>

Terry Cox
02 R1150RA, "Bertha The Next Generation"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-oilheads@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of rennsport@xxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 8:09 PM
> To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Oil Change
> 
> On Apr 8, 2004, at 15:47, Bob MacFarland wrote:
> 
> >>
> >>
> >
> > 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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