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Old Jul 7, 2015 | 11:41 AM
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Has anyone fitted one? Did your 2 x chrome push on covers seat all the way down with stock breather bolts? The instructions state you use the stock domed bolts but the covers won't work with these. See pic. Did you change yours? I asked my Harley Dealer and they don't know...strange!!!


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Think you need to use the flat head breather bolts instead, or just cut off the nipple on the ones you have. Then the cover will push all the way on.
 
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Think you need to use the flat head breather bolts instead, or just cut off the nipple on the ones you have. Then the cover will push all the way on.
Thanks. I shall try and get new bolts but no idea where as HD don't stock them.
 
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I had another look at the instructions I used for the heavy breather I used on my Fat Boy and I did in fact use the breather bolts with the nipple on the end.

Did you clean out the threads of the head and on the bolts before you installed so that they seated all the way?

Or maybe you just need to push harder so that the cover goes all the way on. They are very tight.
 
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I think you could be right. I'll take it off and check. They did seem very tight when I fitted it. Thanks
 
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