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Axle pinch bolts

ft-lb
11 ±1.5 (’81+: 12.5)
Nm
15 ±2 / 17
Prep
New wave washers
Applies · by year
BMW-WSM7 §31/§36 ’79 sheet: 15 ±2 N·m. 1981 sheet: 17 N·m (12.5). The step up came with the 1981 fork, not in ’84 as previously printed here.

This is the book's general row. In the book, pick your model and year and this figure resolves to your machine, with the one-page torque sheet, the job pages and the printable booklet.

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