Agreed it's in the Workshop manuals - for the factory bolt. This thread is not about a factory bolt. I should have been more clear - I assumed he got the torque value from the vendor and I wanted to know about that - bad assumption.
Yes,Shirley
It happened twice to me. The last time attending Wyoming Norton rally in 2013. No more stainless spring. The stand's weight cut the hook very early.
The double banjo line design should raise a concern. Longer banjo bolt, 3 washers to compress instead of 2, heavier weight submitted to vibration, is it not too much for an already fragile hollow bolt???This failure of a Stainless banjo bolt for the rocker oil lines (double line), occurred at about 1/2 the recommended 180"/lbs. It had been in use, removed without undue force and upon refitting snapped with little effort. The fitting also had never been struck/abused. A reminder that some "upgrades" especially those in Stainless may not be up to original engineering standards.
Any other S/S disappointments to share?
Cheers
Why on earth would one ever need to take a modern Triumph apart? I mean in a normal human lifespan. It's possible that at some time way in the future, when fossil fuels are only available for purchase in small boutique specialty shops, a 150 year old Hinckley designed Triumph might need repair.
I run two modern Triumphs and there are eight of various type and age owned by friends. We don't carry tools and none of us have had any serious issue with many 100s of thousands kms covered. A couple have gone round the clock and are still running great. Those are the bikes I see in regular use and they have been utterly reliable. There will always be some exceptions to the rule, however.
Off topic, sorry: A mate has a 2017 T120, with 30,000 miles. Never a problem until last month his reg/rec died. The factory authorised a replacement, no charge for parts or labour. I'm impressed with that.
I've had five Hinckley Triumphs and spent a good few years on the T595.net forum. There was quite a few "exceptions".
Finally talking about grades of stainless steel. I only have marine background experience but can say that 316 is very strong but brittle at the same time but will not rust, 304 grade will stain from rust but is more malleable so can be used to manufacture items that need to be bent into shape. So as an example you would not generally use 316 gr for screws as they will snap under the torque from the screwdriver. It is necessary to trade of what you want out of the manufactured item when choosing the grade of stainless. Like I say I am no expert but have user experience.
They don't train the "olde world mechanics " like they used to.
Tell me about it! Got exactly that issue with the Missus car at present.
