Forward Control Install Question?
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Cruiser
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Forward Control Install Question?
My exhaust is coming in this weekend and I will be installing the Harley Forward controls also on my 2013 Street Bob.
I have been reading the instructions and searching the net for tips on doing the install.
I plan on using the hacksaw trick to cut the shaft instead of opening up the primary case.
My kit comes with a plug for the front cover, but didnt see anything for the rear hole.
Is this hole sealed from the case so no oil will come out or junk will get in?
Becasue from what I have read the rear hole is left unpluged.
The plug that comes with the kit looks decorative and not like a seal.
Thanks
I have been reading the instructions and searching the net for tips on doing the install.
I plan on using the hacksaw trick to cut the shaft instead of opening up the primary case.
My kit comes with a plug for the front cover, but didnt see anything for the rear hole.
Is this hole sealed from the case so no oil will come out or junk will get in?
Becasue from what I have read the rear hole is left unpluged.
The plug that comes with the kit looks decorative and not like a seal.
Thanks
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you can go to a local hardware store (Ace Hardware) and find a plug that fits, and just pop it in if that would make you feel better.
I prob would, but yes there is like a channel that the shifter link goes through, its not open for oil to fly out...
I prob would, but yes there is like a channel that the shifter link goes through, its not open for oil to fly out...
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Read the below thread.
leaking hole at mid's old placement:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9012
leaking hole at mid's old placement:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9012
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Cruiser
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Read the below thread.
leaking hole at mid's old placement:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9012
leaking hole at mid's old placement:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/showt...eferrerid=9012
I'll look over the install instructions that came with the kit and see if they address this issue.
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Cruiser
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I took my primary apart when I installed mine. I filled the tunnel with silicone just to be sure no fluid would escape. No leaks in 3 years.
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Cruiser
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After talking to a Harley tech not plugging it should be fine. I'll mess with that if I need something to do or if It becomes an issue.
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I have a leak in my primary where the mid-controls were (I put on forward controls)
It was dry until 6 months after the forward were put in. My thought was the leak came because nothing was keeping the $.99 gasket in place.
My suspicions were confirmed when I tore the primary apart.
Now my question - if I put it back together won't the leak just start again?
Is there a decorative bolt that could fill that hole??
It was dry until 6 months after the forward were put in. My thought was the leak came because nothing was keeping the $.99 gasket in place.
My suspicions were confirmed when I tore the primary apart.
Now my question - if I put it back together won't the leak just start again?
Is there a decorative bolt that could fill that hole??
i put forward controls on mine myself too. it started leaking after about 2500 miles. if you looked in the hole you could see the gasket wasn't centered anymore. possibly vibrated out of position? if memory serves me correct is was centered when i installed it. new primary gasket and little washer looking gasket later all ok since.
Cover for the original shift shaft lever hole
I used a chrome carriage bolt http://www.chromebolt.com/51618-x-134-chrome-carriage-bolt-p-845.html, and put a two inch piece of rubber hose on the threads then added some shrink sleeving on the hose to get a nice snug press fit into the empty shaft hole. If you have a black primary: Paint a unplated carriage bolt. Aluminum cover: Scotch brite a chrome carriage bolt.
I used a chrome carriage bolt http://www.chromebolt.com/51618-x-134-chrome-carriage-bolt-p-845.html, and put a two inch piece of rubber hose on the threads then added some shrink sleeving on the hose to get a nice snug press fit into the empty shaft hole. If you have a black primary: Paint a unplated carriage bolt. Aluminum cover: Scotch brite a chrome carriage bolt.
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You might want to consider leaving the shaft in place until you are sure you really want the forward controls. Also, HD offers a cover that is normally used by folks that take the heel shifter off to cover the shifter shaft. It works great to cover the mid control shaft, you can snug it up and the linkage does not flop around and it looks pretty good. You never know, your might sell your scooter to someone in the future that likes mids. Just a thought.
Last edited by mmcbeat; Oct 12, 2012 at 08:07 PM.