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Stripped Suzuki lower shock bolt
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[QUOTE="Crash 142, post: 730690, member: 31743"] I just pulled apart my 04 RM 250 linkage and greased it up. On putting it back together, I stripped the lower shock mounting bolt. The nut looks ok, but the bolt threads are nearly gone in the middle. I was torquing to 43.5 foot pounds, like the manual says, and it stripped around 36 foot pounds. This is my first Suzuki. Should I disregard the manual's torque settings? Or did I perhaps cross thread it? It felt fine going on (until it stripped). I have a new bolt and nut ordered. In the meantime, any downside to drilling a hole through the bolt and nut and safety wiring the thing on for the weekend? Thanks for your help. I'm coming off a CR250, where I followed the torque table like a bible. Are Suzuki's different? I've heard Honda has the best fasteners and little pieces. Is that really true? And P.S. - I love this new bike. Thanks for any help you can provide. [/QUOTE]
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