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Old Jul 15, 2022 | 02:37 PM
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I have a question because I’m OCD… Do I need to replace my rear seat mount Receiving nut, my rear has a huge gap between the fender and the seat clip… Is it wore out? Or am I just stuck with this gap…
 
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What bike do you have? And without pics, it's hard to see the gap, or anything else.
 
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Does the seat fit the frame correctly?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2022 | 07:20 PM
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Huh? What?
what did he say?
 
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Originally Posted by John CC
Does the seat fit the frame correctly?
That didn't come out right...
I meant, is the seat designed for your bike, or something with a different frame?
 
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What bike do you have? And without pics, it's hard to see the gap, or anything else.

I can’t do pictures on my phone for some reason, the gap is between the fender and the seat clip, the bracket it’s actually mounted to the seat… I think I figured it out, I need to bore the bracket out a little… The receiving that is a little wider than the bracket itself… If any of that makes sense lol
 
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Originally Posted by John CC
That didn't come out right...
I meant, is the seat designed for your bike, or something with a different frame?

it’s a Lapair kick flip And it was designed for the 2011 Dyna wide glide
 
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Is that what you have, a 2011 wide glide?
 
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Originally Posted by Bandr
The receiving that is a little wider than the bracket itself… If any of that makes sense lol
No, but, IIRC, the nut has a shoulder on it that's supposed to fit in the hole of the bracket, so, if your gap is small, like 1/16" or so, that's probably the problem. You said "huge gap"...
 
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