WHAT!!! A loose bolt?! Screw it, time to look for a new project.t

 

OK, so I couldn't find a shot of a 1993 FLSTC mount and I didn't feel like going out to the garage, moving the bike around and taking a shot so I filched one off the net that wasn't exactly the same. But I reckon there's no foolin' yooz guys!

Anyway, here's the nut I was after. As you can see I had a narrow opening between the rear crash bar mount and the bottom of the chrome belt guard.



I didn't have a crowsfoot wrench and neither did any of the stores around me so I cobbled one up and it worked just fine.




Thanks for offering your ideas. Much appreciated.

 

Is crowsfoot politically correct? We don't want offend anyone.

 

Who cares?

 

Love the homemade ingenuity! That's the stuff right there!

 

Yup, it not only gets the job done but it gives you a story and a memory about how and why you did what you did. I enjoy that more than, "I went to the store, bought a wrench, came home and used it on something."

 

Use some wicking loc-tite (green). YD

 

^^^ Good thought and I will take your advice but I just finished putting everything back in my garage after completely repainting the ceiling, walls and floor and my green Loctite is one of a couple of things I haven't "found" yet.

 

Yup, I love coming up with a solution to a problem like that. Of course, that was my profession for 39 years. I was a tool and die designer for an aerospace company. Solving that kind of problem was what I did for a living.

 

Quietly patent your tool design, then license it to Snap-on. They're always looking for specialty tools to sell mechanics, around the world...