2007 Street Bob

gonna go home after work today and remove my rear wheel...i have a service manual and have already read about the procedure.... i'm doing the job in order to install the 180 SE, new floating rotor, andchrome pulley cover.

can i just drop off the wheel with the tireat my local dealer without installing the new rotor and pulley cover? ..or should i install the new rotor and pulley cover before i bring the wheel and tire to the dealer

i ask because i'm wondering if they'll need all the new stuff on there to balance things properly...or should the original pulley and rotor be enough?

thanks, paul

 

i am sure you would be fine leaveing the OE parts on ,

but if i were doing it the safest bet would be to install new parts and then take it in .

just to be sure you have a true balance .

just my 2 cents



Slinger

 

yeah, that's what i'm thinking, Lead.... just worried about them scratching stuff up, you know

 

yea i hear ya bud .

tape it up with some of that blue painters tape just to be safe

later

slinger

 

be ready to beat that axel to get it out... they are a @$@#$ to get out... get some good anti seaze for when you re install... has to have it all on there to be balanced

 

You aint kiddin JRK

harley puts some sort of glue like crap so the axle dont move during install

and it is a huge pain in the a$$ to get it out the first time .




Slinger

 

guys, no exageration.... that rear axle came out like you know what

i'm not kidding.... i gave her a light tap with a hammer on the left side....enough to grab the right side hex....i went on the other side just to give it a tug to see what i was up against

well, i twisted it, then started to pull on it....and this thing slid out like the front axle!....harley did something right on my bike.... it literally took me less than 20 minutes to remove the rear wheel- give and take a few for scolding my daughter for coming in and kicking over the pail i'd set up to bleed the rear caliper, and cleaning it up

 

ha ha ha took me 2 hours!!! i hate you... that is awesome!

 

i kinda feel bad about it....LOL!.... i wanted to have a hard time with it like everyone else did....LOL!

 

Alright, I'm having the 180 installed on the rim and balanced today

question: I've read a bunch of posts on installing the rear wheel and that no realignment is necessary because no adjustment was made upon removal....but when i pulled out the axle those adjusters at the end of the forks were all flopping around...the nuts on the end were tight, but they were all loose like, you know

am i going to have to readjust things?...i know it's not difficult, but just curious