Torque Values

➤ Recommended Torque Values for Adjustable Dropout Screws

Always use our 304 stainless steel washers with the screws:

• Help spread the load over a larger area
• Hold the parts together better
• Keep your frame from getting damaged from repeated tightening/loosening of the screws

Steel Torque Specification:

24 to 26 N-m, 2.4 to 2.6 Kg-m, or 17 to 19 foot/pounds.

A word of caution: unless you have a brand new 5 mm wrench, at the upper range of these values there is a possibility of rounding out the socket head on a steel bolt.

Titanium Torque Specification:

May be torqued 10% more than the above values.

They offer the following advantages over our stock steel button head cap screw:

• The hexagon is deeper and manufactured to a closer tolerance
• Lighter
• Aesthetically pleasing
• Can be torqued 10% more than our steel bolt (see below)

➤ Recommended Torque Value for PolyDrop Screws

Torque specification = 7Nm or 60 inch/pounds

Due to the greater torque tolerance, titanium hardware can help prevent or stop your adjustable inserts from slipping.

If your inserts are slipping, please verify the following:

• That your frame components and inserts are made by Paragon Machine Works
  • We cannot guarantee compatibility with products that are not made by us
• That the contact surfaces between the frame components and inserts are free of contaminants such as paint, dirt, grease, etc.
  • There must be metal to metal contact ONLY

If you have verified the above and your inserts are still slipping, then we recommend:

• Upgrading to titanium screws
• Applying Loctite® Threadlocker Blue 242 to the screw threads:
  • Medium strength
  • Cures when confined in the absence of air between close fitting metal surfaces