Spoke torque?

[cobra265]

whats the torque on the 2001 KX 250 spokes front and rear wheels?

 

[76GMC1500]

I think I did 30 inlbs for the rear on my bike. The fronts are probably less.

 

[cobra265]

thanks my rear is the one thats kinda bad the front ones are ok but id like to check those to.

 

[76GMC1500]

Once I torqued the spokes, the rim was way out of true. You'll have to make some adjustments from there. A new rim will have less of a problem, but mine has been pounded into the ground and onto rocks a few thousand times.

 

[mbaird]

exactly how do you measure the torque on a spoke??
is there a special attachment for my torque wrench??
same goes for the left front cylinder head nut on my 03
cr250

 

[Steve St.Laurent]

For the spokes you need a spoke torque wrench - it's a specific wrench. Here's one - http://www.motosport.com/offroad/productDetail.php?prodId=103510&nav=&sMMY= . For the cylinder head nuts you need an adapter for your torque wrench for that. Here's one - http://www.motosport.com/offroad/productDetail.php?prodId=214997&nav=&sMMY= . There's a sheet that comes with it that has a calculation that you run to figure out what to set the wrench at to get the desired reading.

 

[76GMC1500]

My spokes have allen heads on the inside. If you remove the tire and rim tape, you can use a standard inch*lb torque wrench with an allen adapter. It's not a bad idea to remove the nipples one at a time and put some anti-seize on the threads of the spoke.

 

[mxdj666]

just remember , when you check your spokes tighten each spoke a 1/4 turn at a time your you will pull your wheel out of true ,unless the spoke is super loose tighenen it till the nipple touches the rim and then go from there.