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martindoggy



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lr 00417 cross bar fitting?

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Can anyone shed light as to what picture 7 Means please?


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Post #195848 21st Aug 2013 7:37 am
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npinks



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Picture 7 is a picture of the tool provided to tighten the securing torx bolts

You place the tool into the torx bolt (which has a small indentation with a pin sticking up, so normal torx bits won't work) and you turn it to tighten the bolt.

The key has a plastic bit on it and when you have tightened it, the plastic flexes and the bit, lines up with the gap to show you have tightened them up enough Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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npinks wrote:
.....the torx bolt (which has a small indentation with a pin sticking up, so normal torx bits won't work) ...


They are 'Security Torx'. You should be able to get bits/drivers for them easy enough if you want to..
However..Don't use Security Torx Bits on normal torx as they will snap very easily. They require the Pin in the middle of the bolt for strength in the bit..

If that makes any sense..

Now say that 5 times quickly lol

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martindoggy



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npinks wrote:
Picture 7 is a picture of the tool provided to tighten the securing torx bolts

You place the tool into the torx bolt (which has a small indentation with a pin sticking up, so normal torx bits won't work) and you turn it to tighten the bolt.

The key has a plastic bit on it and when you have tightened it, the plastic flexes and the bit, lines up with the gap to show you have tightened them up enough


Aaaargh that makes perfect sense now,thankyou

Post #195857 21st Aug 2013 9:10 am
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no problem Thumbs Up

another tip:

the bars have a bit of give and take, i prefer to clamp them loosely and then stand at the front and line up the centre of the bars with the shark fin aerial as it can be a inch out to one side if you don't Thumbs Up

looks better that way, only have to do it when you put them on, I just leave mind on all the time anyway Laughing Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Post #195859 21st Aug 2013 9:14 am
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martindoggy



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Thanks again much appreciated Thumbs Up

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