Second project the winter - Chrome sliders
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Big Kahuna HDF Member
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Second project the winter - Chrome sliders
I put chrome sliders on my WG....picked up the entire kit on ebay for 180 bux, included sliders, seals, chrome axle covers, upper nut covers a bunch of cool dress up stuff for about 400.00 less then the HD cat list it for....
Notables...
1) the 12mm allen is a bitch to find, had to order it online.....
2) the job can be done with the forks still in the triple tree
3) the best way to break loose or tighten the lower 12mm bolt is with the fender installed
4) Have a milk jug available to drain the oil into
5) you don;t have to remove the internals of the strut....
6) the upper strut nut is a P.I.A. to put back on and overcome the spring pressure...make sure the bike is solid
7) chrome looks way better than the stock struts
8) the lower stops are upside in the picture in the manual.....do not install like this, they fit like a cup over the end
It really isn;t difficult to do, if you know your way around a tool box you'll be ok.....
Notables...
1) the 12mm allen is a bitch to find, had to order it online.....
2) the job can be done with the forks still in the triple tree
3) the best way to break loose or tighten the lower 12mm bolt is with the fender installed
4) Have a milk jug available to drain the oil into
5) you don;t have to remove the internals of the strut....
6) the upper strut nut is a P.I.A. to put back on and overcome the spring pressure...make sure the bike is solid
7) chrome looks way better than the stock struts
8) the lower stops are upside in the picture in the manual.....do not install like this, they fit like a cup over the end
It really isn;t difficult to do, if you know your way around a tool box you'll be ok.....
Last edited by teqsand; Dec 4, 2010 at 03:44 PM.
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The chrome looks good on your bike. I have a black set that I have been holding off on. A little hesitant to pull the trigger myself, but probably will over the course of the winter...
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Looks awesome! I'll be doing the same job tomorrow, difference is I'll be doing it on the bench. (I already removed my forks)
Now a couple of questions about the upper dust shield. How did it come off, easy or hard? Did you destroy it in the process? I see your kit had a couple of chrome replacement shields. Was there any sign the the stock covers were glued on or are they just pressed on? I'm just wondering what to expect.
I did a fork overhaul on the GF's FXR this summer and the shields just popped off, but that was an old bike and they might not have been the original.
Now a couple of questions about the upper dust shield. How did it come off, easy or hard? Did you destroy it in the process? I see your kit had a couple of chrome replacement shields. Was there any sign the the stock covers were glued on or are they just pressed on? I'm just wondering what to expect.
I did a fork overhaul on the GF's FXR this summer and the shields just popped off, but that was an old bike and they might not have been the original.
Last edited by spaceblue; Dec 4, 2010 at 06:16 PM. Reason: typos
