Pulley Bolts SHEARED OFF at 70 mph! Help!
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Pulley Bolts SHEARED OFF at 70 mph! Help!
Ladies and gents,
So, a couple of weeks ago, i was riding out a short 100 miles to College Station when at the 90th mile, there was a jarring noise and sensation like a big rock had found it's ways into my spokes. Immediately, there was no power to the rear wheel despite revving.
Luckily, the rear wheel did not lock up, i was with a friend and I had the resources to tow it back! (Thank you, Lord.)
By the way, I have nothing but fine things to say about the people at the Harley Davidson Dealership in College Station, who helped me out tremendously! It is now my adopted dealership.
Anyway, I've taken on the task of finding parts with a very limited budget (since i stopped working to go back to college- that's life for ya!) and have begun perusing Ebay and HDForums for parts. So check your private ims if you ever had a wheel, or a sprocket for a 2007 fxdc.
If anyone is aware of anyone with the following parts, or a dealership with the biggest sale ever, i am in need of these:
40114-07 OEM Sprocket 66T(black)
40221-07 OEM Sprocket 66T(silver)
40046-07 OEM Secondary Drive belt 131T (might just do Zanotti's for this one)
Rear Laced Wheel 17 x 4.5. Hell, I don't care what wheel it is, I just want my bike back.
Thanks, guys... and make sure you pre-check before every ride, just to avoid freak accidents. (This one will not be warrantied and it seems just a little too common.)
-go.
So, a couple of weeks ago, i was riding out a short 100 miles to College Station when at the 90th mile, there was a jarring noise and sensation like a big rock had found it's ways into my spokes. Immediately, there was no power to the rear wheel despite revving.
Luckily, the rear wheel did not lock up, i was with a friend and I had the resources to tow it back! (Thank you, Lord.)
By the way, I have nothing but fine things to say about the people at the Harley Davidson Dealership in College Station, who helped me out tremendously! It is now my adopted dealership.
Anyway, I've taken on the task of finding parts with a very limited budget (since i stopped working to go back to college- that's life for ya!) and have begun perusing Ebay and HDForums for parts. So check your private ims if you ever had a wheel, or a sprocket for a 2007 fxdc.
If anyone is aware of anyone with the following parts, or a dealership with the biggest sale ever, i am in need of these:
40114-07 OEM Sprocket 66T(black)
40221-07 OEM Sprocket 66T(silver)
40046-07 OEM Secondary Drive belt 131T (might just do Zanotti's for this one)
Rear Laced Wheel 17 x 4.5. Hell, I don't care what wheel it is, I just want my bike back.
Thanks, guys... and make sure you pre-check before every ride, just to avoid freak accidents. (This one will not be warrantied and it seems just a little too common.)
-go.
mainly from old bolts or the bolts being out of torque spec. i am in the habit now of replacing mine... i never want to deal with that BS again!
here are some pics of the repair i had to make, as durring the removal the easy out snapped
had to core around the ez out
then we used the mill to re hone it
laythe to make a new sleeve
finished
here are some pics of the repair i had to make, as durring the removal the easy out snapped
had to core around the ez out
then we used the mill to re hone it
laythe to make a new sleeve
finished
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Glad you're ok! I have a belt and pulley (both in mint condition) off my '00 FXDL but don't think they will work on your 2007. If you learn otherwise, shoot me a PM.
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Lucky
... there was a jarring noise and sensation like a big rock had found it's ways into my spokes. Immediately, there was no power to the rear wheel despite revving...Luckily, the rear wheel did not lock up...
... and make sure you pre-check before every ride, just to avoid freak accidents...
... and make sure you pre-check before every ride, just to avoid freak accidents...
Insufficient pre-ride inspections.
Negligent maintenance. (torque not checked, no thread-lock...)
Over-stressed components: high-HP modified engine, ride it like you stole it style...
And it's easy to miss stuff, no matter how thorough we think we've been (inspecting).
Growing up, I did my share of repairs like burnt clutches, broken U-joints & transmission gears... Why? Because when you continuously abuse a machine, beyond its' endurance & intended purpose, it eventually fails. Shouldn't be a great big surprise to us @ that point.
Some of these modified engines make it easy to do wheel-stands on a Harley. But you'd better keep an eye on your maintenance.
Don't count on "Luckily, the rear wheel did not lock up..."
