Remove and then re-install this bolt?
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Remove and then re-install this bolt?
New to just about everything, but I need to remove this same bolt under the rear cylinder on my 2004 Dyna and then put it right back. It's securing a bracket that holds up the unused shifter arm from the mid controls--which I'm re-installing. Any special issues l should know about before doing this? Torque value? I usually try to look up and learn on my own, but wasn't finding anything applicable. Thanks for any advice/guidance! (pic not from my bike)
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Basic rules pertaining to wrenching on a Harley.
1) Everything gets Loctite.
2) If it doesn't get Loctite, it gets Antiseize.
3) If it is a long bolt that goes thu aluminum, the shaft gets Antisieze and the threads get Loctite.
That's how I was taught.
Right or wrong? I don't know.
I know it's worked for me for the last 40 years.
That was back in the day when all you needed was a socket set and a 4 pound hammer to fix your scoot.
1) Everything gets Loctite.
2) If it doesn't get Loctite, it gets Antiseize.
3) If it is a long bolt that goes thu aluminum, the shaft gets Antisieze and the threads get Loctite.
That's how I was taught.
Right or wrong? I don't know.
I know it's worked for me for the last 40 years.
That was back in the day when all you needed was a socket set and a 4 pound hammer to fix your scoot.
New to just about everything, but I need to remove this same bolt under the rear cylinder on my 2004 Dyna and then put it right back. It's securing a bracket that holds up the unused shifter arm from the mid controls--which I'm re-installing. Any special issues l should know about before doing this? Torque value? I usually try to look up and learn on my own, but wasn't finding anything applicable. Thanks for any advice/guidance! (pic not from my bike)
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