Originally Posted by bikenutt
how much should you tighten anchor bolts? i was tightening them way too much, ended up breaking a strand on my brakeline, i read that you tighten just until the cable begins to bend, what about other things such as handle bar stems and pedals?? brake levers??
Here's the specs copied from Park's Bike fastener torque chart. Everything you asked about is on this. (
http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/torque.shtml) :
Brake cable pinch bolt- linear pull/cantilever 53-69 Control Tech® 40-60
SRAM® 50-70
Brake cable pinch bolt-sidepull/dual pivot/centerpull 53-69 Campagnolo® 45
Cane Creek® 68-72
Mavic® 62-80