Originally Posted by
MudPie
Your post sparked a debate whether the Park torque values referenced dry or lubricated threads. I sent a query to Park asking for clarification and Pete from customer service replied in a few hours. Here is their reply:
Those are taken from the manufacturer as opposed to being generic like "for a 5x0.8 thread bolt, the max torque is...". So in the manufacturer specified specs you will want to defer to the manufacturer. But you point is valid, we could make a note of that in the chart, otherwise what is the point if you have to go look it up anyway. One note is that there is an assumption that the bolt was prepped from the factory and unless someone did something to the threads (which does happen) to modify the factory prep, if you are servicing the bike post initial assembly, then most people just check the torque, they don't remove the bolt, re-prep it and then reinstall it. Anyway, I will pass this
Thanks for posting their reply. And let's see if they do update that table. Seems like a lot of work for them, but then again, the table is not very helpful if you still have to go digging for wet or dry from the manufacturer.