Doing a stage 1 upgrade by myself. Tools and techniques?
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2014
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From: Beaumont Ca
mine went into the heads pretty easily. I just carefully pushed them in until they were in the hole. Then used an extension to seat them against the head
I used a normal 1/2" socket and a 12" extension to tighten my head pipes. Worked fine easy to get to for me
I used a normal 1/2" socket and a 12" extension to tighten my head pipes. Worked fine easy to get to for me
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 298
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From: In the Desert
Like said get a Harley shop manual and a torque wrench. You don't want to over tighten the exhaust head bolts and anything with aluminum threads needs the proper torque. Cheap tools can really ruin your day. I have a in. lb. and ft. lb. wrench and use them for most jobs and it is worth the envestment.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: Northwest
New crush gaskets for the exhaust head-flanges, and anti-seize for reinstalling the o2 sensors... and take your time... schedule the whole weekend... don't push it and wind up breaking something...
1st Gear
Joined: Apr 2015
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From: West Palm Beach FL
Go ahead and get new cir clips for the exhaust. I did mine on a Saturday. The original cir clips were bent from the factory. I couldn't get new ones until Monday. They're only about a dollar each.
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