General topics » Mirror Stem (Big Torx Bolt)

That ONE BIG TORX bolt that goes through the mirror at the base of it's stem into the bracing (not the three which attach the bracing to the fairing).

I loosened/removed that torx, then slipped the mirror out and forgot to keep track of which washers went where.

Now I'm stuck.

Seems there are three washers total. Two are silver. One is black.

With the mirror disconnected and ready to reassemble, from torx bolt to mirror, which washer belongs where?

Why not disassemble the other side and notice where the washers are located?

Frank

It was a track day.

I removed both.

Anybody willing to carefully disassemble theirs and throw me some details?

Zitat von Robin Dean im Beitrag #1

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That ONE BIG TORX bolt that goes through the mirror at the base of it's stem into the bracing (not the three which attach the bracing to the fairing).

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Back in a minute with the info you need.

I carry the repaired mirror base as a spare and forgot the bolt and washers are in place.

This is the right side mirror base.
Two washers.
Black washer on the outside under the bolt head.
Silver washer on the inside.

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Apologies for resurrecting this ...

I originally came back to this thread to say "I really wish someone would help" only to discover that you provided EXACTLY what I'd requested.

THANK YOU! :-)

Now, I wonder if there's a torque value. (I wonder this especially out of concern for how your spare was broken LOL)

From my own experience not that simple as it has threadlock on it and it was very tight.

Threadlocker was my suspicion for how they got the mirror to NOT come loose whenever we decide to place/set them forward.

Post removal, any adjustment loosens the bolt.

Just going on from GG's comment on "wrist torque", I was strolling through the Victoria Market today (a big tourist attraction in Melbourne) and stopped at a decades old automotive tool store. The bloke that owns it, has lots of odd and "new" things (no brand names - and in my selection today, of Indian and Chinese origin) that cost, well, not very much at all. He had a set of Indian made open-ended spanners, 3/8ths drive which allows access to a torque wrench when a socket cannot be used (his term "crowfoot"). The set cost $15.00 AUD, or about GBP 8 pounds 1 shilling; or in USD $10.60.
The quality is poor, but they will not be used for heavy duty application, only to apply modest measured torque. I may never use them, but if they are needed (eg to tighten a fitting on a hose line) the price was just so small.

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He was also keen to sell a "reversible ratchet". No, this is not the normal ratchet, but one that can incorporate a 180 degree reversal of direction - so if you are on 1 side of the machine, and for whatever reason you can't get physical access to a nut/bolt on the other side, this allows you to spin the socket from "in front of" the fastener. It is probably something more suited to cars than to motorcycles due to the great restriction the bodywork presents - especially these days when the body is lowered onto the "power train" in the "marriage" - with little regard to post-marriage repair or replacement.

Zitat von Aussie Import im Beitrag #12

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a set of Indian made open-ended spanners, 3/8ths drive which allows access to a torque wrench when a socket cannot be used

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Zitat von Robin Dean im Beitrag #7

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Apologies for resurrecting this ...

I originally came back to this thread to say "I really wish someone would help" only to discover that you provided EXACTLY what I'd requested.

THANK YOU! :-)

Now, I wonder if there's a torque value. (I wonder this especially out of concern for how your spare was broken LOL)

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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #13

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Zitat von Aussie Import im Beitrag #12

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a set of Indian made open-ended spanners, 3/8ths drive which allows access to a torque wrench when a socket cannot be used

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Does that work for a torque wrench though, given that the applied torque will be offset from the axis of the bolt? I don't know how much inaccuracy that will introduce?

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