Co-worker rode into work today and the final drive sprocket bolts have backed out. No service manual here to check.


Bike is a 2006 Duce


thank you!

 

Tighten screws to 84-108 in-lbs (9.5-12.2 Nm). Out of a 2008 Ultra Service Manual

 

TQ values for a non-cush drive (IDS) pulley (non touring bikes) is a bit lower- this is for all 2006-up softail / dyna:

Rear pulley bolts TQ = (first pass) 60 ft/lbs (second pass) 77-83 ft/lbs

Correct tightening is done in a 2-pass process, first pass to 60 and then second pass to 80, in a star pattern like lug nuts. Medium strength (blue) thread locker is required as well. I suspect though that they would probably come loose again. For a long term fix, pick up a new set of bolts from HD. They are designed as one-time-use bolts. New bolts usually come with a patch of thread lock already applied to threads.

 

Awesome! thanks!

 

good luck hope your bud gets back on the road.

 

This bike has been a money pit for him... He bought it from a friend who didn't know much about it even though he bought it new and didn't maintain it much.


I will get him back on the road. Money isn't an issue for him, but he is starting to get discouraged. His fault though...

 

bummer- many of us go through one of those. I bought a 2001 Big Dog chopper a couple years back, bike was literally like showroom new and only had 4k miles on it, S&S 107 / Baker 6 / PM Billet everything. Damn thing cost me over 8k in the first year in repairs. defective motor parts from the factory and generally not assembled properly. lots of electrical gremlins left me stuck on the road several times. tank liner peeling out and clogging the fuel system. I ended up ripping the entire motor apart myself down to splitting the case and rebuilding it from scratch, rewiring the bike from the ground up, and new carb / fuel lines / tank professionally lined. 9 months to do all of that. all good now And in the downtime interim I bought the Breakout.

largest lesson I learned- don't only own one bike if you can own two.

tell your friend to hang in there- the "upside" is there are only so many things you can replace before you eventually have a whole new bike (sucks to say that though!)

 

Warranty issues on my 14 Street Glide is why I ended up with a 15 Wide Glide also...


and the funny thing is my buddy had a GSXR 1000 up until a few days before Christmas. a lady pulled out in front of him and he was able to slow down, but still hit her. Flew over the top of her hood, cracked his hip, and totaled the bike. He is still dealing with all of the insurance BS on it, and will get another sport bike once its done.

 

Yikes- been a rough 2016 all around eh? I'm pretty sure everything will feel much better once he's back on 2 wheels again. Having one reliably running bike makes everything else less of a big deal. And gotta love riding down in SD- much better than LA for sure.

 

They are designed as one-time-use bolts.