Socket / wrench size
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The really helpful info would be to provide the thread specs on fasteners. I fool around with old British bikes and I've had to buy a tool to measure and identify threads on bolts. You've got SAE, BSW, BSF, and sprinkle in a few metrics just for bonus points.
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You can find thread pitch, bolt length etc. in the parts manual for fasteners that are not Harley specific.
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The exception to this rule is when the vehicle is very close to a wall, in that case the socket will roll all the way to the far side...
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Even though I haven't worked as a mechanic in 30 years I can still pretty much look at a fastener and grab the correct size wrench, socket or allen that it takes without even looking at the actual size of the tool.
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I found one on top of the drive belt hidden under the belt guard once.
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True enough ....Then the metric sizes showed up, mixed and mingled in and among the SAE sizes :<(
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Play with them enough you develop the eye for them too. Everything in a car plant is metric today even the damned steel things are built from is metric anymore I kid you not.
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When I was a mechanic in the 70's GM came out with models that had metric fasteners. The only good thing was the metric bolts were blue....so if you worked on something and it had a mix of blue and "non-colored" fasteners, it was a PITA!!
Now days I usually have a couple sockets, wrenches, bits, or what ever when I start working on bike.... it's just a couple steps to the tool box, but still it's an educated guess.
Back in the 2000's I had a list of what fits what for Sportsters. I'll attach if I can figure out how.....
edit....sorry...double post on file...both are same....
Now days I usually have a couple sockets, wrenches, bits, or what ever when I start working on bike.... it's just a couple steps to the tool box, but still it's an educated guess.
Back in the 2000's I had a list of what fits what for Sportsters. I'll attach if I can figure out how.....
edit....sorry...double post on file...both are same....
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