real men don't use rotor holders, was rotor removal...
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 8:43 pm
Anybody else notice the obvious in this thread?
Dealers don't use the holder tool, 'cause they have air tools. "Zap
on and zap off", as Stu says.
This means that they are miles off the correct torque value when
they re-install the rotor.
What a shock.
In all my years as a motorcyclist, I've only run into ONE dealer
mechanic who actually used a torque wrench consistently...
...and about 50 who were willing to lie to me about it!
Steve Rolfe
'02 A16, sick of so-called dealer "mechanics"
who can't even adjust a drive chain properly...
--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Stu" wrote: > I asked the mechanic at my local Kawi shop (very experienced, does > all the work on the local PD's bikes) about the rotor bolt removal > and replacement. He said "Just use an impact, that's what we do". > Both ways. Zap it off, zap it on. > > Ya can't argue with experience.