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00 00 Excerpt from company standard BMW GS 90003-2

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TIGHTENING TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS - EXCERPT FROM COMPANY STANDARD BMW GS 90003-2

  Type Thread Tightening specification Measure
If there are no cross-references to tightening torques in the repair instructions, the excerpts from the company standard BMW GS 90003-2 must be observed. See M18 AND M18X1.5 - MAXIMUM TIGHTENING TORQUES ACC. TO BMW GS 90003-2 , M16 AND M16X1.5 - MAXIMUM TIGHTENING TORQUES ACC. TO BMW GS 90003-2 , M14 AND M14X1.5 - MAXIMUM TIGHTENING TORQUES ACC. TO BMW GS 90003-2 , M12 AND M12X1.5 - MAXIMUM TIGHTENING TORQUES ACC. TO BMW GS 90003-2 , M10 AND M10 X 1 - MAXIMUM TIGHTENING TORQUES ACC. TO BMW GS 90003-2 , M8 AND M8 X 1 - MAXIMUM TIGHTENING TORQUES ACC. TO BMW GS 90003-2 , M6 AND M7 - MAXIMUM TIGHTENING TORQUES ACC. TO BMW GS 90003-2  or M4 AND M5 - MAXIMUM TIGHTENING TORQUES ACC. TO BMW GS 90003-2 .        
There are different screws / nuts with surface color / (surface coating) - yellow (ZN) and silver (ZNS)
The maximum tightening torques are:
Surface color yellow (ZN):
Applicable only to shank screws with metric coarse- and fine-pitch threads according to DIN 13-28 and nuts with nut height 0.8 x d according to DIN 934 and exclusively for a μ tot = 0.125 (screws phosphatized, nuts without subsequent treatment or galvanized. Lubrication condition: unlubricated and also oiled).
       
Surface color silver (ZNS):
Applicable only to shank screws with metric coarse- and fine-pitch threads according to DIN 13-28 and nuts with nut height 0.8 x d according to DIN 934 and exclusively for a spread of μ = 0.09 to 0.15 (screws cadmium-plated, nuts without subsequent treatment or galvanized. Lubrication condition: unlubricated and also oiled).
The values specified in this table apply to all screw connections conforming to the aforementioned conditions.
Not applicable when using a different surface or lubricant condition on the thread, or if the height of the nut differs.
       
Not applicable to necked-down bolts, self-tapping screw connections or to connections between parts made of different materials.
Attention!
To be able to carry out competent repairs, it is essential to comply with the specified tightening torques. This presupposes that the required torque wrenches are subjected to regular testing.
Permitted tolerance of torque wrenches ± 2 % of scale value.
Approved torque wrenches and torque testers are contained in the BMW Workshop Equipment catalogue.