? Do I need any adapter to use the sears yellow jack with my 07 LR? I'm picking one up for my RK today and would like to use it for both bikes.

 

yep......i bought the yellow one last monday and ordered the adapter the same day (HD part#98965-99 $24) I think any of the jacks that provide a flat surface require it.

 

Yes, Dyna frames are different than FL's, Sporties, and Softails.

 

Why don't you just get the red jack? I've been using mine on a Street Bob without any kind of adapter for almost a year.Is a Lowrider really that much lower than a Street Bob?

 

You can do it without the adapters, like Ed does, but I found it cheap money well spent to just pick up the adapter kit. Much easier to lift the bike IMO.

 

The Craftsman red or yellow jack both work. It's a big help having the harley leveling kit. It now takes just a couple of minutes to put the bike on the jack and less to take it down.

 

Ive got the yellow jack from sears. Ihad issues with the jiffy stand being in the way, bought the leveling blocks, works great now and easy to install.

 

I'd like to see this, anyone got a picture? Like I said I've been using the red jack for over a year without any adapter.And no the bike doesn't sit perfectly level but If I need it to be more secure I just strap it down to the jack with the ratchet straps that came with it.I've disassembled the front end and had the front wheel off a couple of times,I even took it out to the driveway and washed the wheels while the bike was up on the stand.

 

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Ed here's a couple pix.

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I've gotten quite a few emails asking
about lifting technique over the last year or so,
so, I figure I'll paste this most recent inquiry here
and link to this one for future reference.

And I'm gonna add a few more pix.

Hey Mud,

I have that combination but haven't used it yet.
Been working on the ground but plan on using the lift
this winter for a coupla projects.

Question:
Is it necessary to follow the steps in the HD instruction sheet
when setting the scoot, lift, adaptors up to lift the bike?
Your images make it pretty clear where the adaptors should be placed
and I'm thinkin the lift is low enough
to roll under the bike with the adapters installed?
except for the right rear.

Do you lift the bike by yourself?
Looks like one would have to level the bike
and hang on to the right grip and jack it up.
Wish it had a foot pump too
but maybe I'm making it's more difficult than it really is.
I have a tendency to do that.

Thanks for any advice.



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Here's how I do it -

(keep in mind -
first couple times are your learning curve,
and you do always need to exercise extreme caution)

Snap on the three adapters.

Lay the odd one on the lift near where it
eventually resides.

The lift will be waiting there on the pipe side
of your machine.

Now I sit on the machine and raise the kStand,
making sure it passes beyond the left rear adapter.

With my right hand I roll the lift under the adapters
and stroke the handle some to raise up a bit.

Position the oddball under the flange on the frame
and stroke it on up, checking alignment.

If everything seems right at this point,
I stroke it up a little bit taking some of the weight.

When I'm sure it's stable, (tiires are still touching the ground),
I get off and have a look underneath
to be sure the adapters are positioned properly
and FLAT against the lifting surface.

If everything is good, I move around to the pipe side
and stroke that baby on up.

Strap it down if I'm gonna be doin any heavy wrenchin
or removing a lot of weight from one end or the other.

I strap over the trransmission nowadaze,
or you can go over the frame.
In the front I hook onto the lower crosstie
between the down tubes.

May sound complicated, it's really not.
Takes a few minutes.
One man job.
Be careful, even taking your time, just takes a few minutes.

Coming back down, unstrap first, if necessary,
lift the safety latch, then I crack the valve
ever so slightly for a nice slow descent.

I lower it to 4-5 inches off the floor,
close the valve, and saddle up for the landing.

Kick the jack out from under,
lower the kStand,
then immediately remove the adapters.
Yep I rode off one day with em under there.
First stop my friend up the road wanted to know
what the orange things were.

DO NOT overtighten the valve.
There is a very small diameter shear pin on the handle,
and you can snap it.
I did once with the machine fully lifted,
and it was a big hassle cracking that valve to lower
so I could return the lift to Sears
and they swapped it out.
I learned that lesson sometime in the first week.

mud

08 23 08....... I am adding the info below........

A few weeks ago I had a look under the lift for the first time
after using it quite often over the last three years.

Next two pix are the main pivot for the platform.

I noticed that the shoulder bolts were backing themselves out.
The one shown on the left below was almost coming off the main shoulder.
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I put a drop of Blue ThreadLocker on both of them.
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Had the enngine out and took the shot below clearly illustrating placement of the HD adapters.

The two fronts ones are on frame directly in front of footPeg mount ing point.

Rear left side goes on the frame directly behind the point where the frame bends.
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