| Author | Message | ||
     G234146 |
My sidestand is busted! One of the screws that bolts on to the engine block is completely sheared off, the other is loose. I had to leave my XB propped up against the wall until I can get to it. Now here's the worst part: I'm going to go to the local Harley store to order two screws (might as well swap em both) and I KNOW the parts guy is going to have to "special order" them. AAAAARRRRGGHHHH  Do I have to remove the muffler to get in there? Now that I think about it, I need a stand to prop the bike.  AAAAAARRRGHHH | ||
| Garyz28 |
Why not just go to your local hardware store and buy a couple of grade 8 bolts and be done with it. Stronger than stock, cheaper, and readily available. | ||
| Tx05xb12s |
You should have enough room to get at the bolts. I caught mine backed out about 1/2 way when everyone started posting about the problem a while back and was able to tighten them up without any disassembly. I slathered them in red locktite and never looked back. | ||
| Schmitty |
Hate to break it to ya, but you have to drop the muffler to get the bolts out. I removed the bracket on my race bike, and the stupid bolts are so long they hit the pipe before they're all the way out. They seem to be a lot longer than they need to be! Schmitty (Message edited by schmitty on April 26, 2008) | ||
| Tx05xb12s |
Oops. Sorry about giving you bad info. I didn't take them all the way out when I had to deal with this. | ||
| G234146 |
Thanks for the info guys! I'm starting to look at the brightside here. Like the fact that I didnt find my bike laying on its side like I could have. Garyz: Thats some great advice. I think I'm gonna head down to Home Depot, slather some locktite and be done with it. Re Dropping the Muffler: AAAARRRRGH!!! Ok, it's a project now. I had nothing to do this weekend anyway.  | ||
| Roadkingtrax |
I had my sidestand pivot bolt snap, I replaced it with the updated part. Has there been a lot of bracket bolt failures like G2's here? | ||
| G234146 |
...so I found out yesterday as I was trying to get the muffler off: 1. I need to loosen the rear axle 2. remove the iddler pulley 3. replace everything under torque specs Jeez, not the weekend 6 pack project I had in mind. I thougt all I needed was some pliers and DW40... really... |
