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I didn't use heat on mine (it should only have been assembled with blue loctite, not red). But I did need a breaker bar to get them to shift. Didn't remove the rear wheel.
I would like to put 422s on my '05, now you are making me nervous. How many miles on the Fatboy?
2010 fatboy lo, 16k on the odometer
Originally Posted by floridapoolboy
I bought a cheap 4 lb plastic coated hammer from Harbor Freight and used a box wrench.....bam bam, the bolts finally gave in!
got the "driver side" off, but i don't have enough room to get anything on the passenger side shock. absolutely stupid design by harley, they put that stupid crossmember piece on there that your oil drainplug runs to, and you can't get a box end on there. having to use the open end is destroying the bolt head. i'm nearly at the point of no return on that bolt.
Originally Posted by ILMFBL
Try more heat. What are you using to heat with?
one of those bernzomatic propane torches. the problem is i can't apply much heat to that passenger side because of the brake line, wiring harness, and oil lines running right next to that bolt. i'm going to take the wheel off tomorrow and get in there from the correct angle. with the fatboy 200mm tire the wrench is kicked out to the side and there is no way to get a good grip on the head of that bolt from straight on.
3rd day out in the garage working on 1 bolt... since the bolt is getting rounded a bit, i decided to tack weld a wrench in hopes of getting the bolt to break loose. broke two wrenches.. back into the house i go. if it keeps going like this i'm making a trip to colorado for some souvenir greens.
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