Torque speck on varaitor nut and clutch

[Bray0671]

What do you guys torque  the varaitor and clutch nut.

[mono]

I tried the value that Kymco advises in the service manual, but I found it to be uncomfortably tight...

Since I do variator maintenance and tuning more often than Kymco had in mind when writing the manual - and stripping the threads off the crankshaft would mean a lot of work and quite a lot of money for a new crankshaft - I decided not to go with Kymco's specs.

I apply a thread locker (Loctite 243 retainer) to the nut, and tighten it only as much as I feel comfortable with - tight enough to keep the ramp plate from slipping, but not so tight that you can feel things bending or galling...

Never had a variator nut coming off - works for me, but YMMV of course...

[streido]

+1 on the locktite, blue locktite works for me fine bu also used green in the past which is stronger but worked fine.


I used a impact wrench so usually give it about 4 bangs once it nips uo tight, never had an issue yet after its been on and too many times to count.

Def use locktite tho cos i had nuts come loose in the past 

[skippy]

Def use locktite tho cos i had nuts come loose in the past 

i had that problem once, dam thoes 80s speados swiming pants.

[mono]