tighten bolts and nuts on my new sym bike

[stranger12]

Hi All,

I have a new sym bike as some of you may know and took it for its first service at 300km

i don't know if the dealer has done a proper service but i don't think he has checked any nuts and bolts as the bike vibration has increased and my rear brake pedal fell off on the way to work todaY !!!

is this normal, does it require regular tightening ?

in addition, i am going to do a full nut and bolt check to avoid further and hazardous surprised that could end up killing me like the wheel falling off

what things and bolt and nuts do i need to check?

i did a chain slack adjustment and have aligned the wheel and tighten the nuts and bolts ....

thanks

[megawatt]

That brake pedal should not have fallen off Give the dealer a rocket as he should have checked it. That was dangerous Don't trust dealer in future , check everything!!!

Buy yerself a 3/8" drive torque wrench from Lidl or Aldi next time they're selling them, find out the correct torque settings from a Haynes or on line workshop manual. Go from front to back of bike checking nuts n bolts. If you find any loose screws in engine or handlebars, stop em shaking loose agai with a drop of silicone! If possible replace 6mm and 8mm thread nuts with Nyloc stainless ones that don't come loose. On the bigger ones, add a drop of silicone when you put the nut back on. I have stainless nyloc nuts for sale if you need any. PM yer number for a chat?

[Fast Eddie]

Ouch, that could have been nasty!

I'd find yourself a small garage with good reputation and start using them instead. Or di it yourself as Alan says.

[stranger12]

i did a through nut and bolt check and found that the two nuts for the fork were loose, the front light, speedo and 4 nuts that hold the steering while or whatever it is called to the front fork

two points,

the nuts seemed very fragile and cheao quality, do you recommand changing them ?

the fork two nuts needed about 3 -4 turn to tighten them up, was i meant to tighten them up using the torque which you can get from 17mm spanner or wrench , i don't know if i have over done it. the pic of the nuts are below

pic of those nuts below

http://s16.postimage.org/7xl00w8ap/IMG_0591_1.jpg

http://s13.postimage.org/42x9wfolv/IMG_0592_1.jpg

[megawatt]

Those pix are too small for my old eyes. PM yer number for a chat. Yes, Chines nuts n bolts are made of cheese. Replace with good stuff!

[Roadtorque]

Those pix are too small for my old eyes. PM yer number for a chat. Yes, Chines nuts n bolts are made of cheese. Replace with good stuff!

Same comment for the bike

[Boothy]

Sym is Taiwanese company so not as bad as a Chinese bike... just.

[stranger12]

basically it is the two nuts on the top of the fork which i think is top mount so mounting the fork to the chassis

should this be tight all the way

and btw, Chinese and Taiwanese are all the same crap, my bike had 4 issues in 2 month