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Flywheel on crankshaft (5 × 11 mm)

▲ Safety-critical — over-torque-intolerant. Do not exceed the figure.
ft-lb
73.7–77.4
Nm
100–105
Prep
Faint oil
Applies · 1975+ · factory
Thread · M10 to ’74 · M11 ’75+
BMW-WSM7 Factory figure, printed identically on the 12.77 and 11.78 sheets. Neither number in circulation was right: this guide previously published 102–108 N·m (top end 3 N·m high) and the widely-seen “100 ± 5” runs 5 N·m low at the bottom. The ’81+ bulletin claim of 90 ft-lb / 125 N·m oiled and reusable appears nowhere in this manual, whose latest bound-in sheet is 3.82 — treat it as unverified until the bulletin itself is read. 10 mm bolts: ’73− = 42–45, 1974 = 52–55 (the 1974 10 mm bolts are the ones with a shearing reputation — 1975 went to 11 mm).

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