|   How tight should the links be on my NRS | professor frink
Apr 25, 2002 9:13 AM | | while riding my relatively new Giant NRS, the bolt that connects one of the links on the rear suspension worked itself loose. It'l the one that sits low, near the bottom bracket. I tightened back up to hand tight, but not bolted down. How tight should this thing be? I don't want to prevent the suspension from working, but don't want the rear to be flexing all over the place either. |
| re: How tight should the links be on my NRS | Bob
Apr 25, 2002 11:10 AM | | Remove the drive side crankarm.
Take the pivot bolt out of the frame.
Apply Loc-tite
Replace Bolt and torque to Giant's specs. 105-130 in.-lbs
Go here and download the manual:
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/images/_upload_us/owner_manuals/Full_Suspension_PDF_Version_1.2.pdf |
| Tighten it.... | John
Apr 25, 2002 11:11 AM | | The bolt shouldn't bind the suspension, even if you torque it down. The ball bearings have an inner and outer race, and only the inner race receives the compression of the bolt pulling things tight. This allows the outer race to rotate with the balls.
If you remove your SID shock ( only the upper shock bolt ), the suspension should be very easy to activate, start tightening the pivot bolt (use blue threadlock BTW ), and move the suspension, it shouldn't stiffen up. The threadlock should keep it there, until the day comes you want it apart again.
Both my Specialized Enduro, and my GIANT NRS 1 function in this manner. Even with the bolts TIGHT, the suspension moves freely without stiction (without the shock attatched of course.) |
| However... | Fat-tire
Apr 25, 2002 12:07 PM | | Don't go too tight (use Giant's recommended torque and use loctite as the poster above stated). I made the dumbass mistake of 1) tightening it too tight and 2) snapping my bolt. Needless to say, I got a lot of s**t (in good fun) from the buys at my LBS. |
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