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Front/rear brake reservoir screw torque
- Thread starter Zwniana
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pglaves
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Other than hand tight. Anyone know the Front and rear brake reservoir screw torque. As you see from other posts I’m clearly OCD With torque values. I’m working on it Hahahah
Well, you are compressing a rubber gasket piece until the cap and the reservoir go metal or plastic lid to plastic reservoir. Beyond that you gain nothing but stressed threads in the plastic. I have never seen a torque specification for a Phillips head screw but there must be some and I never worked in a nuclear facility. I do in fact own what it would take to attach a Phillips bit to a torque wrench but the thought never occurred to me. I am anxious to see who knows what that specification might be.
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I assume you're talking about your 2017 F800GS, specifically the black plastic caps that cover the reservoirs? Plastic to plastic with a rubber seal in the middle... no mention of it in the BMW service manual other than "reassemble" - tight enough to prevent leaks, but not tight enough that righty tighty goes righty loosey... 
Or are you talking about the screws (m6 x 16) that actually hold the reservoirs to the frame? If so, then that would be 2.5 Nm with thread locking compound.
Or are you talking about the screws (m6 x 16) that actually hold the reservoirs to the frame? If so, then that would be 2.5 Nm with thread locking compound.
I think there was a saying that goes something like “More bolts have been broken with a torque wrench than by hand”.
Found a reference here-
https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=322472
Just for the the obsessive
OM
Found a reference here-
https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=322472
Just for the the obsessive
OM
your the best! My OCD will be very happy.
