Service manual first purchase after the bike

 

For your shark? What year?

 

Yes for the Shark. 2012 FLTRU.

I have chased them up from 10 ft lbs and I added just a little to make 40 ft lbs.

Service Manual was bought same day as bike. Wasn't in stock and will be here this week.

I appreciate it guys!

 

I have a 2012 touring service manual. It says 55-65 ft-lbs for the rear fork pivot shaft screws. Same for the rear fork bracket screws.

 

2011 is 55-65 ft lbs , sure yurs is the same

JtB

 

hhm aother posted whilst I was typin'

JtB

 

Ok, my curiosity is getting the better of me. Why are you needing to torque the swing arm on a 2012 bike?

 

was wonderin' that maself

JtB

 

Just for my own peace of mind really. I am an aircraft mechanic and with the discrepancies noted on this site, wanted to see how many I have. Plus after talking with the dealer about TSB M-1246 and they thought I was talking about a part on the bike I immediately lost my trust in them.

Right off the bat, 0 air pressure in shocks. Tire pressures were low; 25 F/35 R. Has the 40 mph decel wobble and swing test is 4 swings. And Swingarm bolts were 35 ft lbs.

 

And you are surprised?

 

Had to do my 11 twice. Second time locktite. The bike will feel loose under you kinda like low air pressure. Don't take but a minute. Helps id you have someone on the other side with a socket holding one side while you do the other. The shaft will spin if you don't.

 

dikdark, not surprised at all. That's why I got into it.

I loosened the bolts and retorqued from scratch. I'm gonna save the head bearing for when I get my manuals in.

Thanks to you who posted the torques! Very much appreciated.

I am very impressed with how fast the bags, covers and seat come off! Makes it comforting to know you can get to the nitty gritty with minimal tools.

 

Beautiful bike, and smart decision to nut and bolt everything!!! What aircraft do you work on?

 

I to am an aircraft mechanic and according to the Owners Manual. All critical fasteners should be checked for tightness at every service. It may just be me but in my opinion a swing arm pivot bolt is a pretty critical fastener.....

 

Nah.......what's critical about your rear swing arm comin' off? Hell....next thing you'll be wanting the FRONT wheel to stay on.....PPPHHHHHHFFFFFF!!!!!

BTW.....I'm an engine mechanic fer Delta here in the big ATL.....what do you guys work on???

Oh.....and I nutted and bolted all the critical fasteners as soon as I could.....I wouldn't trust any service tech!!! It's MY ass on the line....

 

It should be! That's like not checking torque on Wing Spar bolts or the Jesus nut on a helo. I wish all vehicle maintenance was as critical as it is in Aviation. Makes me angry sometimes that everything is so lazy in automotive and motorcycle maintenance, especially when it comes to Service Bulletins.

 

DC, Predator and Grey Eagle UAV's. When opportunities arise i will pick up side projects too. Last one I re-skinned sections of the wings on a Mooney. Biggest side project was helping in restoring the prototype Cessna L-19 Bird Dog as a static display.

On display at the Spirit of Flight Museum in Erie, CO

Before restoration. In the picture was its final resting spot after it broke free from its tie downs in a wind storm and took an unmanned flight. Damage to both wing tips and Horizontal stab. Dented the tail section pretty good where it landed on the wall.

 

You re-skinned a Mooney??? That's some project! Why would a Mooney need re-skinning? My ex-brother-in-law had an older one...nice plane, I got to fly it a few times...never got to do much maintenance on it...helped him do a tune-up while he was getting an annual done.

That's pretty cool working with drones!

Gotta edit....it's late and I thought you re-skinned the whole plane! LOL!!! Beautiful L-19!!! I had to push one of those around a hangar for a while.....the owner was a Bird Dog pilot in Korea and had bought a Med-e-vac one in original condition, but he wasn't working on it...it was just taking up space in my bosses hangar....HEAVY sucker for a "Light" aircraft!!!

 

Yeah, you caught me before I edited. A buddy of mine was doing a 100 hour on it and it fell off the jacks. It was just the inboard half we re-skinned, but still a chore! Pretty sweet planes. The owner has a couple of them. Fast little buggers.

The UAV's are pretty sweet. I enjoy it.