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Re: tighten up!



At 03:14 AM 6/5/00 -0400, TrmpetDave@xxxxxxx wrote:
>Don't know if these nuts are applied by the dealer, or if the latches
>come from the factory already attached. What is your asessment of this sorry
>situation, Eric? Dave Collins, San Diego

If I had to hazard a guess, I would say improper setup. I have read the 
many post of problems, yet with over 10k on the panniers, I have yet to 
have a single nut loosen up. When I got mine, nothing was installed - every 
nut and bolt had to be "worked" by me. The dealers complained of the 
complexity and time  required to fit the panniers and so triumph responded 
by getting the kits sent with a lot of the hardware already installed, but 
only hand tight. This would mean that the installer or dealer, should still 
be checking the torque on all the fasteners - the ones experiencing the 
problems may not have had all the hardware properly tightened.

Again, this is just my two cents worth - I may be completely off base.

- - Eric


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