APE studs

  • muddy1
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09 Aug 2010 16:34 #389705 by muddy1
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Great, I just torqued my entire rebuild with HF torque wrenches, both inch lbs and ft lbs.....I'll let you know if it grenades......

Muddy1:dry:

1970 SL-70
1972 CB 750
1973 Z1
1976 YZ 125
1976 KZ400
1979 KZ400 LTD
1980 KZ1000 LTD B4
1984 YZ 490
1989 750 Ninja

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09 Aug 2010 16:54 #389707 by larrycavan
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muddy1 wrote:

Great, I just torqued my entire rebuild with HF torque wrenches, both inch lbs and ft lbs.....I'll let you know if it grenades......

Muddy1:dry:


I can't say for sure. Maybe your wrench is calibrated OK. I can tell you for sure his wasn't :)

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09 Aug 2010 17:54 #389725 by Old Man Rock
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42 ft lbs on mine, no issues after 4200 miles...

1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

Phoenix, Az

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10 Aug 2010 17:46 #389966 by TerryK
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APE Jay wrote:



Actually our Kawasaki nuts do have a top on them, but we have designed them so it is impossibly to mill the head far enough to make these nuts bottom out on the stud.
That is why they are called "Tall Nutz"

kzzone.com/studs.html


I will only use Tall Nutz. Stockers are junk.

1977 KZ1000
GSXR swingarm and rear brake
WM6 rear Akront rim
Wiseco 1075c pistons
33 smoothbores
stage 3 Web Cams
Head porting
Dyna S ignition
Lockhart oil cooler
Wiseco header



1980 Z1R drag bike
1200cc
38 Flatslides, .
500' cams
7" slick
Dyan 4000 SP ignition
etc

Ontario, Canada

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