forkbrace?

[Riko_imp]

hmm i would only check the torque on the big nut, (steering stem nut)
Could low torque of that nut alone cause slight high speed wobble?

[Lord Popgun]

I'd say yes, judging from the procedure and the pictures in the manual. I'm no expert on motorcycle triple trees, but after you torque the chrome nut the book says to check the steering stem for binding and looseness (or play as it says in the book).

[Riko_imp]

From the manual. Apply oil to the steering stem adjusting nut threads. Install and tighten the adjusting nut to the specified torque using the special tool. 21 foot pounds.

Move the steering stem right and left, lock to lock, five times to seat the bearings. Make sure the steering stem moves smoothly without play or binding. Relighted the steering stem adjusting nut to the specified torque--21 ft lbs.

Recheck that the steering stem moves smoothly without play or binding.

My words here. When it's time to put the big chrome nut on (steering stem nut) torque to 76ft lbs. and then 'Move the steering stem right and left, lock to lock and make sure that the steering stem moves smoothly without play or binding.

Then you check steering head bearing pre-load.

Jack up the motorcycle to raise the front wheel off the ground.
Position the tearing stem to the straight ahead position.
Hook a spring scale to the fork pipe (between the top bridge and the bottom bridge) and measure the steering head bearing pre-load--3.1 lbs

In other words, it should take 3.1 lbs to get the fork to start to move. If out of spec, it says to go back and adjust the steering stem adjusting nut (not the big chrome one, that's the steering stem nut)

For the spring scale, you could use a fish scale. You know, you hook a fish on it and hold it up and see what it reads. I don't know how accurate they are, just a thought.
Hope this helps.

since I only wanna check the torque setting of that big steering stem nut, without doing everything else, I should also lift the front wheel free off the ground when checking that 76ft. lbs?

thx man

[Lord Popgun]

In the manual, the wheel is off the ground for that step as checking the preload is the next step. Personally, I doubt it matters as the big nut clamps everything together.

But heck, jut put it on the center stand and block it up.

[Riko_imp]

thx again will do

and since the service manual seems to be the same for the std. and the dlx models accordong to users her, I might as well look for one huh.

[Lord Popgun]

Yes! Sooner or later you will need it for some job and won't have to hope that one of us is online at 10pm

[Riko_imp]

exactly what I was thinking, this board is great but...i gotta work things out myself too huh