5th Gen owners: Need some torque specs for shock install

Reg, EddieValleyTrailer, or anyone else who has done a shock swap on a 5th gen, need some info pronto...

I haven't gotten my '99 VFR service manual yet, but I wanted to install my new shock in the bike today.

Please refer to Reg71's shock install Wiki for photos for the bolts I am talking about here:
http://wiki.vfrworld.com/index.php/Installing_Penske_Shock_on_98_VFR).

Does anyone know the torque specification for:
1) The bolt that is under the tank/rubber flap that holds the top of the shock/clevis to the frame

2) the bolts for the shock link plate. This is the triangular linkage at the bottom of the shock. There are three bolts here, but I am assuming the torque on all of them is the same spec.

3) The bolt that goes through the top of the shock that attaches to the clevis
(the u-bolt thingy Reg71 refers to in his shock install Wiki article). Reg shows a picture swapping the clevis over to the Penske. Need to know the torque for this.



If any of you have a shop service manual and can look up these torque specs for me, it would be a big, big help.

Many thanks in advance!

-PC

 

At VFRD (Gasp! I know I said the V Word!) you can get a free scanned version of the shop manual. Just register with them and go to the Downloads section.

 

Thanks, Joey, I will check it out. I guess I will have to join the Dark Side...(i.e, VFRD(ark).

 

Thanks, MD....Reg helped me out, too! Now I just have to figure out which shock link nut of the three is the 43 ft-lb one...I'm thinking it's the one that holds the shock iink plate to the dogbone link...

Cheers,
PC