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I also carry a set of their excellent "Joker" ratchet wrenches, a tyre plugging kit, tiny little "Motopressor" air compressor and various other bits and pieces.
The one tool I did buy from HD is their drain pan. Its perfect for all three holes, covers the motor/trans/pri so you can drop all three at once, and it was pretty cheap as I recall. Its also low profile so you dont have to jack up the bike to fit it under.
and when done, put the caps in and tote it down to Advance Auto and dump in the recycle tank.
Speaking of those magnetic boWLS, I keep buying the d@mned things at Harbor Freight because every time I go to get one, it's filled with stuff from my last unfinished project....
Just went out to the garage. Good Lord, there's five of them stuck to one of my roller chests. LOL
Craftsman jack does well with a harbor freight ratchet strap just in case. I found the jack on my local Facebook marketplace for $75. Only thing I hate....2018 Fatboy is too low. Have to push it up onto some boards to fit it underneath.
T25. T27. T45. Rear axle nut is 36mm. Fork caps are 1-3/8(just shy of 35mm). Front axle is 19mm hex bit. Also need an extended hex bit for the fork drain plug... I believe it was an H12 that I used but I'd like to find the actual size.
I also have an OTC terminal/connector release tool kit. Makes pulling wires simple without destroying the connector and without having to re-wire stuff.
SNAP RING PLIERS....someone suggest a set that works. The interchangable ones suck. I removed my trans cover and that C-Clip is a real PAIN! Basically the interchangable ones are too small for the trans cover c clip and too big for the majority of the other c-clips. Who's got a set that works well?
I used a pair of hydraulic floor jacks to lift the rear of my bike and install a new shock. Before I realized it, the rear tire was about 4" off the ground. You have to be able to adjust the jacks separately without just dropping them. Definitely not as good as having a lift, but did the job in a pinch and it doesn't add another large piece of equipment to my overcrowded garage.
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Never need an enema, just a magnet.
