Torque value needed

[Roadstergal]

Can someone tell me the torque for bolt #5?

Any reason I shouldn't Loctite it?

[GeeP]

"signal generator rotor, 10mm Allen bolt"  13-17 ft.-lb.

Per Clymer's '89-'96 manual.  Page 155, figure 23, callout b.

Sure.  Use removable strength locktite or just a dab or two of high-strength if you're having problems.

[ohgood]

i used blue loctite on mine. i don't trust torque values and threaded holes after seeing a few stretched threads on bikes/cars/trucks. if you're worried about getting it off again, one of those simple striker type impact drivers will break blue loctite free in about 1.2 hits.

[coll0412]

I also think the torque value listed for that bolt is too high. I usually use around 10-13 ft-lbs along with some blue loctite

I have broke off one "over used" bolt when trying to remove it when I torqued it to over 15 ft-lbs and used blue loctite. It was a Buddha Loves You to get out ...

[Roadstergal]

Thank y'all.  Holy shnikies, that's a hella lotta torque for a thin little bolt!

I used... a little less than that spec with blue Loctite.

It went back together fine. Then things got strange. I tried to fire it up - and with a puff of electical-looking smoke from under the tank, the main fuse popped.  The hell?

Of course, the first thing to suspect is what I just changed - the generator.  I had to splice it in, because this thing has aftermarket coils.  However, my splicing job looked fine under re-inspection, and the wires didn't look hot or burnt.

So we scratched our heads, unplugged the generator entirely, and popped in a new fuse.  Try to start - another puff of smoke, another popped fuse.

I had m'boy crank it while I looked under the tank - and saw a spot on the cover for the starter glowing red-hot as another fuse popped.  The hell?

We took the cover off, and somehow, the starter wire was shorting out against the case.  I cleaned, re-wrapped, re-routed, and re-installed it, and the bike started right up.

It was very, very odd.  That had never happened before.  How did it happen then, when we repaired something not only unrelated, but completely unconnected?

Regardless, it was now too late to do the Thunderhill day, so I packed away the bike and we went dirt riding instead.