Tank bolt torque

[Kwikasfuki]

Anyone know how tight the tank bolts should be? Can't see it in the manual.

The fuel pump bolts are given as 9.8(nm) 1.0(kgf.m) 87 in·lb  - should I aim for roughly the same?

Just finished replacing the fuel pump strainer. Expect a guide later today. Took so many pics the camera battery has died so waiting on that to charge up.

[Zebedee]

Never bothered with torquing tank bolts as you should be able to tell if they come loose before it falls off, about 10nm should be fine :)


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Zeb

[viper]

not a cricital enough component to need an accurate torque in my opinion, The only torque settings ive ever really used are inside engines , head bolts, nuts around bearings( wheels and headstock) and the such like.  For me I use torque settings to stop me Over tightening

[virginiajim]

If you break it off, it's too much..then don't do the others the same way..

[doebag]

Unless a different torque figure is specified, the general values are these in the workshop manual

Thread                                 Torque
diameter
mm                        N·m              kgf·m                        ft·lb
5                      3.4 ∼ 4.9      0.35 ∼ 0.50            30 ∼ 43 in·lb
6                      5.9 ∼ 7.8      0.60 ∼ 0.80            52 ∼ 69 in·lb
8                      14 ∼ 19        1.4 ∼ 1.9                10.0 ∼13.5
10                    25 ∼ 34        2.6 ∼ 3.5                19.0 ∼25
12                    44 ∼ 61        4.5 ∼ 6.2                33 ∼ 45
14                    73 ∼ 98        7.4 ∼ 10.0              54 ∼72
16                    115 ∼ 155    11.5 ∼ 16.0            83 ∼ 115
18                    165 ∼ 225    17.0 ∼ 23.0           125 ∼ 165
20                    225 ∼ 325    23 ∼ 33                 165 ∼ 240

[Kwikasfuki]

Unless a different torque figure is specified, the general values are these in the workshop manual

Thread                                 Torque
diameter
mm                        N·m              kgf·m                        ft·lb
5                      3.4 ∼ 4.9      0.35 ∼ 0.50            30 ∼ 43 in·lb
6                      5.9 ∼ 7.8      0.60 ∼ 0.80            52 ∼ 69 in·lb
8                      14 ∼ 19        1.4 ∼ 1.9                10.0 ∼13.5
10                    25 ∼ 34        2.6 ∼ 3.5                19.0 ∼25
12                    44 ∼ 61        4.5 ∼ 6.2                33 ∼ 45
14                    73 ∼ 98        7.4 ∼ 10.0              54 ∼72
16                    115 ∼ 155    11.5 ∼ 16.0            83 ∼ 115
18                    165 ∼ 225    17.0 ∼ 23.0           125 ∼ 165
20                    225 ∼ 325    23 ∼ 33                 165 ∼ 240

Thanks for that. I'll put it in the useful info thread when I get on my main pc