Frigging red loctite
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Frigging red loctite
Has anyone installed the Harley air horn with no problems?
I got mine in friday. Decided to install it today. Everything is going great until I try to take the rubber shock stud off of the top engine bracket.
I ripped it apart trying to get it off. Wound up having to drain and pull the tank, remove the upper engine brace and chisel the edges of the remaining backplate out enough to get a pair of channel locks on the dang thing.
They had put red loctite the entire length of the 3/8" stud.
I got mine in friday. Decided to install it today. Everything is going great until I try to take the rubber shock stud off of the top engine bracket.
I ripped it apart trying to get it off. Wound up having to drain and pull the tank, remove the upper engine brace and chisel the edges of the remaining backplate out enough to get a pair of channel locks on the dang thing.
They had put red loctite the entire length of the 3/8" stud.
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Some people believe- if a little is good,more is better- You cannot beat Loctite when used correctly.Too bad you had to deal with some that was not.
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Ran into a similar situation last week. Went to change a rotor and after twisting off two torx bits, I realized that the indy that dismounted the tire last used red loctite. Busted out the torch and they came right out. Red loctite can be a real pain at times, I stick with the blue and have not had any problems to date.
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Heat yea. I know about red loctite and heat. Been using it since the 70's.
Let's see the mount is made of rubber.
I apply heat with a torch and the thing catches fire. The gas tank is less that 2" above and the pressurized fuel line is less than 2" to the right.
I could have used a heat gun but the way my luck has been running lately I would have still burnt the thing to the ground.
Even with all the hassel I chose wisely. It gave me a chance to polish the tops of my jugs.
I gotta figure a better way to drain the tank though. I put the stainless crossover on last time I had the tank off. Gas went everywhere when I disconnected it. That left side holds quite a bit below the crossover tube. Even though I had pumped out what I could from the filler.
Let's see the mount is made of rubber.
I apply heat with a torch and the thing catches fire. The gas tank is less that 2" above and the pressurized fuel line is less than 2" to the right.
I could have used a heat gun but the way my luck has been running lately I would have still burnt the thing to the ground.
Even with all the hassel I chose wisely. It gave me a chance to polish the tops of my jugs.
I gotta figure a better way to drain the tank though. I put the stainless crossover on last time I had the tank off. Gas went everywhere when I disconnected it. That left side holds quite a bit below the crossover tube. Even though I had pumped out what I could from the filler.