Originally Posted by
HillRider
Shimano's recommended torque for the two pinch bolts on the NDS arm of their HTII cranks is 12 to 14 Nm or 106 to 122 in-lbs. I expect other similar cranks have similar specs. I've always tightened the pinch bolts on my HTII cranks to 110 to 115 inch-pounds
12-14 is not much, right? I recall on the FSA crank, which didn't use sideways pinch-bolts, but a single bolt inline with the spindle, that was like 40 or 50 Nm, which I did with a borrowed torque wrench, and it was Very Hard.
and they have never come loose and I've never used threadlocker.
Lucky you. Obviously I've got bigger problems