Torque Setting For Crash Bobbin

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  1. Jon Paske

    Jon Paske New Member

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    Hi I have a 2018 Speed Triple RS and I am about to mount to the engine/frame bolt a crash bobbin. Does anyone know the torque setting for this bolt? See the pic for where it goes. The only workshop manual I could find says “see section 9” for this bolt.
    EP Triumph Speed Triple RS Frame Crash Bobbins (2018 - 2020)

    Thanks
    Jon


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  2. andypandy

    andypandy Crème de la Crème

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  3. TEZ 217

    TEZ 217 Crème de la Crème

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    No idea of torque I'd just do it - F T :p
     
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  4. MoreT

    MoreT Noble Member

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    Use some thread lock. Tighten with a spanner, tight but dont lean on it. :D
     
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  5. SpeedTwin1200

    SpeedTwin1200 Senior Member

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    Hi Jon,
    Maybe EP are finding it legally challenging to state torque settings now. They certainly used to in the installation pdf which was a great help.
    You could subscribe to Triumph Technical Information to look it up and if you are doing more to your bike, it would be worth it. Or you could do a rough check with the torque needed to undo it, which might be waste of time, but FT is risky on cylinder heads. I believe it's 80Nm but you should get a 2nd opinion, there's bound to be one along soon who's fitted the same.
     
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  6. MoreT

    MoreT Noble Member

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    I thought it said Frame Bobbins,
    Otherwise anything in Aluminium better to be wary.
     
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  7. SpeedTwin1200

    SpeedTwin1200 Senior Member

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    You're right MoreT, it does. I've recently bolted the same frame bobbins onto a Street 765 and the bolts are engine mounts. The EP pdf doesn't make that clear either.
     
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  8. andypandy

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    If it's going into alloy then i'd treat it like a spark plug. Hand tight then quarter turn with a spanner. Use common sense. Don't exert your muscle power.
     
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    Phone your triumph dealer for a definitive answer, they can look it up in a matter of seconds. Thats what I've done in the past.
     
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  10. Jon Paske

    Jon Paske New Member

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    Thanks for the ideas, I did find a thread here that lists torque settings https://www.thetriumphforum.com/threads/2020-speed-triple-rs-torque-specifications.28531/
    But I’m unsure what the name of these right and left bolts would be so any thoughts appreciated. It’s a bolt with a nut that holds the engine in place on the frame.
    Just got the bike delivered yesterday and won’t be able to ride until tomorrow but it’s love at 1st sight. I had a new Speed Triple back in 2012 which was my favourite of the naked I’ve had, stupidly I replaced it after a year with a MV Augusta Brutale 990 as I was a looking for something lower to the ground for my short legs, which it wasn’t then I got the Brutale 800 when it came out as it was lower. Happily I’m I’m back where I belong with my Speed.
     
  11. Jon Paske

    Jon Paske New Member

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    This is the nut.

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  12. Baza

    Baza Elite Member

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    Have a look at the Triumph frame protection fitting instructions attached which quotes 48 Nm. These are what I have fitted to my Striple.
     

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  13. TRIPLE X

    TRIPLE X Senior Member

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    I agree 80Nm is the torque stated in the Service Manual. Be careful not to disturb the adjustable shim between the frame and cylinder head on the right hand side.
     
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  14. Jon Paske

    Jon Paske New Member

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    FYI it’s 80 Nm. I checked with the dealer and the tec looked it up.
     
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