Hello, After a nice dirt ride with firends I was cleaning the bike when i discovered that the 4 bolts of the bottom front fork were missing I have never checked those bolts before and don't know how much time i was riding without they I think that in fact i was in danger Check yours pls
At least you didn't have to worry about sticktion.....strange that all 4 would have come out?!?!?!? Luckily it's the axle that essentially keeps your forks on, pinch bolts just aid in stabilizing the forks on the axle...whew...
I noticed that the first time I had the axle off and put back on that I lost one bolt myself in less than 50 miles. I admit I didn't look up the torque specs and used my highly calibrated hand to try and torque back to whatever it came with (from the dealer I presume) and found on the side with intact fasteners the first bolt had loosened up to only finger tight! Me thinks these things are prone to losing the first fastener if you don't get both torqued to the same values. So, now whenever I reinstall these I make sure I double-check torque on all of them--especially the first fastener I tighten. But losing both on both sides seems a bit odd.... Since then I've noticed specs are for a seemingly light 5.9 ft/lb. ....hmm. No way mine was torqued that light when I first got it. Next time I have it apart I guess I'm getting my inch pounds wrench out to try ACTUAL specifications.
