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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 08:32 PM
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Hey all. Finally got around to rebuilding the forks on my ‘97 flht. One of the studs that hold the fork cap broke a while ago. I ordered the colony replacement kit off of eBay. They said it fits my bike. Not so.

The studs are not listed as a separate item on the parts finders on line (it is part of the slider). Anyone happen to have an HD part number, or a source for these studs?
 
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Old Mar 18, 2018 | 09:11 PM
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dang it's been awhile 5/16" X1" or 1 1/4 long X20 . Take a nut with ya and match it up for thread pitch Most good hardware store's can get ya fixed

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Are you talking about the stud that goes in from the bottom that holds the cap for the axle on the right side? I see in 97 or 98 they don't list for your FLHT. They do list it for my 98 Fatboy and I couldn't see why it would be different...if so 45998-73. found them here.....
https://www.ebay.com/i/253205049977?chn=ps&dispItem=1
 
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you might try McMaster Carr
 
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
Are you talking about the stud that goes in from the bottom that holds the cap for the axle on the right side? I see in 97 or 98 they don't list for your FLHT. They do list it for my 98 Fatboy and I couldn't see why it would be different...if so 45998-73. found them here.....
https://www.ebay.com/i/253205049977?chn=ps&dispItem=1
These do not work. I do know that the thread is 5/16 18.
 
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
Are you talking about the stud that goes in from the bottom that holds the cap for the axle on the right side? I see in 97 or 98 they don't list for your FLHT. They do list it for my 98 Fatboy and I couldn't see why it would be different...if so 45998-73. found them here.....
https://www.ebay.com/i/253205049977?chn=ps&dispItem=1
They look to be correct and yea 18 on the pitch sounds right.

Glad ya found some

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Originally Posted by flhchaz
These do not work. I do know that the thread is 5/16 18.
So what's wrong with the colony ones?
Too big, too small, wrong thread?
 
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Wrong thread. I called my local dealer and they ordered me some genuine motor parts, actually cheaper than the colony ones.
 
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Originally Posted by flhchaz
Wrong thread. I called my local dealer and they ordered me some genuine motor parts, actually cheaper than the colony ones.
I wish I found this thread sooner... I ordered the Colony 8826-6 replacements.... they claim they are direct replacement for HD #45998-73, but as mentioned above, the thread is wrong!

flhchaz... did the ones Harley send you fit correctly?
 
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When I needed them, I got them from a dealer. Cheap and correct.
 
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