Is this a misprint?
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Is this a misprint?
I wanted to check the rear wheel alignment (because at a certain speeds at about 45 and below I've been hearing a sound that sounds like a wheel bearing). So I have a service manual for my bike and I look up up "Rear Wheel - Installation: 2-20 and so I go there. It says "Verify that wheel and tire are true. see 2.8 CHECKING AND TRUING WHEELS."
Well hey- there is no 2.8 in my manual. What gives? Does anyone else have a 2.8 in their manual?
Well hey- there is no 2.8 in my manual. What gives? Does anyone else have a 2.8 in their manual?
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Ultimate HDF Member
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I'll be damned. 2.8 is right there in page 2-31. How did I miss that? I looked in the index.... sheesh Who organized this manual?
Never mind... Thanks much for the info fellas.
Never mind... Thanks much for the info fellas.
Road Warrior
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From: Phoenix
Probably someone who's never turned a wrench.
Road Captain
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Yeah don't confuse section (x.x) with page number (x-x)
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I was convinced that my wheel bearings were shot at about 11,000 miles...turns out it was the tires. New rubber, no problems since.
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Serious. I HATE all the back-and-forth bullshit in these service manuals.
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Road Warrior
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Just don't forget to disconnect the negative battery cable before you air up your tires. Seriously, I do like the Harley manuals. The electrical schematics especially are easy to follow compared to what I've seen in some metric manuals. But there's a fair amount of stuff that's unnecessary and sometimes just flat-out wrong.
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It`s really the only way to organize a manual to give you the information and not be a foot thick because of repeated information.
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