This bolt was loose on my bike

[mpb218]

I was going to take off my wheel to bring it in for new tires and found this bolt was rattling around it was so loose. I put a socket in it and it came out with no tension at all. Just letting you all know, might wanna do a check next time.

P.S. - I have never messed with it before, so I am assuming it wasn't torqued correctly from the get-go.

 

[Motogiro]

I think wrightme (sp? did a post on that and also warned folks to check their bikes

 

[Stumbles06]

Argh, nice find. That's the pinch bolt which is a safety thing to help prevent the front axle from coming out.
Has the front tire ever been changed, by dealer or tire shop?? If so, they didn't do their job properly. If it's still the original tire, then the assembler at the dealer stuffed up.

:rockon:

 

[Cmayer31]

I had loose nuts and bolts all over my bike. Every time I do an oil change I grab some common size metric sockets, wrenches, and allens from the tool box and then do a quick one over on accessible nuts and bolts to make sure nothing has come loose.

Thanks for the reminder!

 

[MRGM]

It's not secured very tightly, maybe 10 N-m at the most.

 

[YamaSpeed]

I lost two of the bolts that hold the fender on under the exhaust within one month of riding. 15MM M6 I believe.

 

[DefyInertia]

blue locktite

 

[Wolfman]

The torque setting for this pinch bolt, is 19Nm according to the 07 Assembly manual.....bit of locktite before tightening wouldnt hurt either.

:thumbup:

 

[08fz6]

guilty here too! First time i changed my front tire mine was loose also....

 

[coursonap]

You always check every bolt when you change the oil. They go through alot of vibrations and you depend to much on everything on a bike to much not check them.