Pullback riser problem
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Tourer
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Pullback riser problem
Hi all,
1. I installed pullback risers on my 2010 wide glide and I'm having an issue with them moving around. Torqued them, followed the service manual install as well as the instructions, just can't get them to tighten up!
2. The only thing I did differently was install poly bushings. They seemed to go in a bit looser than the stock rubber bushings. I haven't tried to install them with the stock rubber bushings yet, maybe that's the problem?
Thanks for your help!!
1. I installed pullback risers on my 2010 wide glide and I'm having an issue with them moving around. Torqued them, followed the service manual install as well as the instructions, just can't get them to tighten up!
2. The only thing I did differently was install poly bushings. They seemed to go in a bit looser than the stock rubber bushings. I haven't tried to install them with the stock rubber bushings yet, maybe that's the problem?
Thanks for your help!!
Road Warrior
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From: Kennewick, WA
Hi all,
1. I installed pullback risers on my 2010 wide glide and I'm having an issue with them moving around. Torqued them, followed the service manual install as well as the instructions, just can't get them to tighten up!
2. The only thing I did differently was install poly bushings. They seemed to go in a bit looser than the stock rubber bushings. I haven't tried to install them with the stock rubber bushings yet, maybe that's the problem?
Thanks for your help!!
1. I installed pullback risers on my 2010 wide glide and I'm having an issue with them moving around. Torqued them, followed the service manual install as well as the instructions, just can't get them to tighten up!
2. The only thing I did differently was install poly bushings. They seemed to go in a bit looser than the stock rubber bushings. I haven't tried to install them with the stock rubber bushings yet, maybe that's the problem?
Thanks for your help!!
The poly bushings helped me, but the riser/bar combo just has too many areas of potential flex, especially if you went with two piece bar clamps.
I used the riser/bar trial and error method to find what rise/pullback/width best suited me, then ordered a set of t-bars to match. That should fix the problem.
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Thanks for the response. Do you think if I tried my one piece top clamp it might hold a bit better?
They shouldn't feel too sloppy, especially with the harder bushings. My poly bushings went in easier, but being less compressable they probably had to be made a bit smaller in diameter to fit.
The poly bushings helped me, but the riser/bar combo just has too many areas of potential flex, especially if you went with two piece bar clamps.
I used the riser/bar trial and error method to find what rise/pullback/width best suited me, then ordered a set of t-bars to match. That should fix the problem.
The poly bushings helped me, but the riser/bar combo just has too many areas of potential flex, especially if you went with two piece bar clamps.
I used the riser/bar trial and error method to find what rise/pullback/width best suited me, then ordered a set of t-bars to match. That should fix the problem.
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Try a 1/4" shorter riser bolt............It sounds like they are bottoming out before squeezing the riser snug to the mounting. I had that happen before and it took me a couple of days to figure out, because I was thinking about everything else but something that simple. either the bushings are a touch thinner in thickness and or the bolt holes are drilled and tapped a touch shorter than stock.
Just a thought without looking at the situation firsthand............
Just a thought without looking at the situation firsthand............
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From: Kennewick, WA
I think it will, as the risers have a tendency to twist.
Try a 1/4" shorter riser bolt............It sounds like they are bottoming out before squeezing the riser snug to the mounting. I had that happen before and it took me a couple of days to figure out, because I was thinking about everything else but something that simple. either the bushings are a touch thinner in thickness and or the bolt holes are drilled and tapped a touch shorter than stock.
Just a thought without looking at the situation firsthand............
Just a thought without looking at the situation firsthand............
To prevent them from twisting, fasten the (shorter) riser bolts with the handlebars & top clamp mounted...
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To prevent them from twisting, fasten the (shorter) riser bolts with the handlebars & top clamp mounted...[/QUOTE]
This is what I originally did, the directions and service manual said to do it this way. I wll check the length of the riser bolts to see if they are bottoming out, seems logical thanks!
This is what I originally did, the directions and service manual said to do it this way. I wll check the length of the riser bolts to see if they are bottoming out, seems logical thanks!
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