When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
I took off my damaged black engine guard off of my 2021 CVO Limited and while attempting to install the new one ran into a strange situation. The engine guard has the top bolt and the bottom left and right. bolts. Anyway, I put the washer on the top bolt, threaded it through the tab, then the bolt just goes through the hole in the frame? The frame isn't threaded like on my friend's road glide, so the bolt just screws right into the frame. Has anyone installed a engine guard/crash bar and had just the hole and did they have t put a nut behind it in that tiny area? I can't believe Harley didn't make the frame threaded so the bolt threads into the frame like my friend's does on the road glide. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. .
My '07 Road King CVO uses a nut and bolt. To help get the nut into the frame I used an off set box wrench. To hold the nut in the wrench I fold a little piece of paper over a couple of times and stuff the paper and nut together into the end of the wrench.
First, the top tab goes behind the unthreaded hole in the frame. Then the bolt goes through the frame hole, and threads into the top tab. Save the bottom two for last.
Last edited by barneyboy; Jun 27, 2023 at 02:57 PM.
Think about it. There's a reason why the top tab is threaded. It's to eliminate the need for a nut. Insert the top tab behind the cross member below the steering neck. Loosely install the bolt with washer through the cross member into the top tab. Next, pivot the bottom of the guard into place to start the lower bolts. If the lower bolts are started before the top tab is inserted behind the cross member, the top tab will pivot up and end up outside of the cross member.
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Slideshow: The bar-and-shield logo shows up on far more than motorcycles, some of the company's most unexpected products have nothing to do with riding.
Slideshow: From the troubled AMF years to modern misfires, these bikes earned reputations for reliability issues, questionable engineering, or disappointing performance.
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Slideshow: The Swiss custom shop has taken a Harley Softail and stretched it into something so long and low that it looks closer to a rolling sculpture than a conventional motorcycle.
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Slideshow: A standard cruiser becomes an intricate metal canvas in the hands of a Swiss custom house known for pushing Harley-Davidson platforms far beyond their factory brief.
Slideshow: Harley-Davidson's challenges aren't abstract; they show up in dropping shipments, shrinking dealer traffic, and strategic decisions that aren't yet translating into growth.
Engine guard/crash bar
