V4 Multistrada V4 Pp Eccentric Hub Bolts Torque Setting

33Nm tightened in sequence 1-2-1 and don’t forget to grease the threads. Andy

 

Or you can tighten until your knuckles go white and then give it another half a turn!

 

This is satirical advice I hope lol

 

Interesting. I’m still using all the torque figures from my 1098R. Same hub, same swingarm design, same principle. If your dealer is saying 25Nm, I’d go with that. Andy

 

I don’t believe that the thread in the swing arm is an insert, which would mean the aluminium thread is the weak point. As a trainee in the workshop, the Apprentice Master always encouraged his students to get familiar with how tightening a bolt in threads in a dissimilar material felt. That has stayed with me ever since and it is a very rare occurrence for me to strip a thread when using a torque wrench. Crucial point is, the 2 bolts need to be tight enough to clamp the eccentric hub and not loosen in use. 25Nm to 30Nm should be adequate. Andy

 

I got this from the workshop manual for the PP SSSA. 40Nm

 

Little tip, draw a marker on the bolts and swingarm so you know the correct tension should you need to adjust on the road.

https://waltersandwalters.co.uk/spe...ied_high_purity_valve_action_paint_marker_pen

 

However the photo is of a 1200/1260 swingarm not a V4 PP's swingarm, may make a difference, may not .
I was advised by Nelly at Cornerspeed to toque to 30nm for the V4 PP, that's good enough for me

 

The screen shot is from a 2022 V4 service manual. That particular section covers bikes with a SSSA.

 

I'd say 30nm is bang on. I just checked on my PP tightening to the factory yellow paint marks. 30mn was spot on.

 

I've just tweaked my chain tension and tightened to 35Nm

 

That's on a DVT 1200

 

Excuse my ignorance, why do you have to grease the bolts? Do you mean using thread lock?

 

I assume to stop the bolts seizing, steel and aluminium can react badly with each other.

 

@Coyantino, there are a number of bolts that the workshop manual tells you to use a smear of grease on the threads for assembly. Notably, front caliper mounting bolts, front axle nut, axle clamp bolts and the eccentric hub bolts. I use a spray can of molybdenum “white” grease which reduces/delays galvanic corrosion between dissimilar metals. Andy

 

However, the bolts used are zinc plated so there's no steel in play. Zinc & aluminium are very close on the galvanic scale so won't readily promote corrosion (of the aluminium alloy).
The grease is there to give a predictable and reliable friction coefficient for the torque versus tension ratio/equation.