Removing the bars on my Revere

[rj2para (Bisto)]

I think I may have to remove the my bars on my Revere to fit the replacement headlamp sub frame. A service manual I have talks of torque settings to fix the bars.

How critical is this please? as I was considering doing it by hand.

[McF]

Provided you have a decent feel for the tightness of the nuts and bolts it's not too critical.

I presume these are the three bolts per handlebar that clamp each to the top yoke?

You want them tight enough to be secure and not come loose

But more importantly, not so tight that they strip the thread in the top yoke!

Steel bolts in alloy is never a good combination, so do be careful. Take a good feel for how tight they are before taking them out and try to achieve the same when refitting.

If you have a torque wrench, or access to one and Allen sockets (that's what the bolts are I think?), I would always recommend using them.

Ironically, I've just today picked up my new Torque Wrench from Machine Mart - 5 to 25 Nm. My existing one only goes down to 30Nm so now I have a much greater range.

[Buzzin (^_^)]

Like McF said it's critical only if you don't have the feel for it.....
But I still recommend it, exactly for the points McF brought up....it's aluminium and bolts.....never a good combination...

All that said, I have tightened them by hand a few times....no harm done. (just don't use a huge lever and two workhorses to tighten it)

But as you tinker with bikes more often I suggest getting a torque wrench anyway....they're not to expensive anymore and you know for sure things are as they are intended.
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[rj2para (Bisto)]

Cheers chaps. Looks like a new tool for my kit box would be a good plan. Large for the 30n-m fixing bolts.

Thanks for the advise.