Torx or Hex?
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Road Master
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Torx or Hex?
Okay, so I go to remove my passenger boards and the top bolt comes out no prob with a Torx 50 bit... but the bottom bolt is in between 40 and 45. So, are these bolts (and all others) Torx or Hex? If they are Hex are they metric or SAE?
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Make sure you use a GOOD tight hex socket. Those bolts were a bitch to get off my RK when I added Floor board extenders. I was afraid of breaking them in the frame. I want to put the extensions on this bike but I will see how tight the bolts are before ordering the parts.
Road Master
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Put spacers on my Ultra and as mentioned they are allen head bolts. And yes I had the same issue w/ the rear one. Hard as hell to remove. I'm thinking locktite was used. Getting yourself a socket wrench allen kit is a good move too. Makes the job much easier.
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Make sure you use a GOOD tight hex socket. Those bolts were a bitch to get off my RK when I added Floor board extenders. I was afraid of breaking them in the frame. I want to put the extensions on this bike but I will see how tight the bolts are before ordering the parts.
I did the same, and they were a BIATCH to get off. I was also afraid they would have broken off as they are in there so tight. I ended up using vice grips attached to the hex for better leverage. All four eventually came off.
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