Originally Posted by
hamster
Yes, Shimano specifies 22-44 in lbs. However, it is very hard to tighten a bolt to 44 in lbs with a handheld allen key. With a long torque wrench, easy. With a flimsy 2" long allen key, no way.
Ugh it's inch-pounds not foot-pounds. To put it into perspective lets say 30 in-lbs is about 3.3 nm. Stem bolts for carbon bars are even higher than that.