Need Help - Long Ride tomorrow and Front Axel issue on Road Glide

[Grown & Sexy!]

I just purchased a used Road Glide and rode it home today. When we got home, we noticed that a bolt/washer assembly on the front fork holding the cradle assembly under the axel lost a bolt and the other was extremely loose. We raced to a nearby HD dealer to get the bolt, but after we got back home we realized that we forgot to ask how much to torque the bolt. Right now it is torqued at 100 lbs, but I wanted to know if that is the appropriate torque since we are taking a 10 hour ride tomorrow and leaving before any dealerships are open to answer the question. Any help is appreciated!

 

[Bryan W Gaint]

Lost a bolt, or lost a nut? Those two bolts on the right are threaded studs into the fork. If you lost a nut, the nut torque is 132-180 INCH lbs

 

[rosends]

I was wrong, here are the torque specs...Sorry!


Axle nuts Front 60-65 ft-lbs 81.3-88.1 NmRear 95-105 ft-lbs 129.0-142.0 Nm
Front forks Front axle holder nuts 132-180 in-lbs 14.9-20.3 Nm
Pivot shaft Locknuts 55-65 ft-lbs 74.6-88.1 NmRear fork bracket bolts 55-65 ft-lbs 74.6-88.1 Nm

 

[nonnon]

I have my 2008 shop manual in front of me. The front axle is 60-65 ft pounds. The Axle holder (cap) Torque 11 to 15 foot pounds.
Road dawg is right 132-182 inch pound is equal to 11 -15 foot pounds

 

[Britni Warner]

Yes, thats definitely a nut and not a bolt. Thanks for all the help!

 

[inbetween]

How did you not break it at 100 ft/lbs.? I would make sure it is not ready to shear off after putting that much torque to such a small thread size.

 

[crazyhorse55]

That's why you'll see I edited my post.....He never specified inch lbs or ft lbs, just 100 lbs. Let's hope he meant 100 inch lbs.