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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 11:40 AM
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Ya gotta love that warrenty, I exchanged 3, 1/2" breaker bars in one weekend once and they just laughed and gave me another.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 12:23 PM
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I have not had good luck with craftsman torx bits. They seem soft.. They also twist easily and can make life frustrating when trying to get stuff done... Snapon has a good set, and my carquest set is what I use most often...

They are a flat black and might be hardened.... I would not suggest craftsman in this case, unless you live close to sears, and don't mind getting new tools in the middle of the project.....
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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Good luck ! Mine was a pain in the a$$ [:@]
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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don't tell me that now!

what problems did you have?

Sears is about 2 miles away so it is not a problem. I have never broken a single one of their tools (knock on wood), lets not start now.
 
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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Not much at Sears in the way of Torx these days. Look for SK or Snap On. Don't skimp on these. You'll use the hell out of them.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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So did you get it done ? The problem I had was the bolts for the bracket kept spinning but not loosening up . There was so much loctite on them that they wouldnt break free ! I ended up having to take the fender struts off and get it out that way . My bike is also lowered so I didnt have much room to get in there [sm=headbang.gif]
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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I am bringing the bike home today and will be attmepting this project in a matter of hours.

Did you end up needing a torx, and if so, was it a t-45?
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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If you bike was lowered thi intall would suck.. it can be done with open end wrenches, and made real easy with a swivel socket...

Crock, you will laugh when you get done at how easy the install was....
 
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Mine was 1/2" bolts and with a 1/2" swivel socket and long 1/4" drive extension it was a peice of cake... all tho my turn sig wires seemed a little short....
 
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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hopefully. i may go do it right now. i installed the kury leds and they "hyperflash" which means I need to figure out the load equalizer situation. some say the kury one shuts down the flashers. maybe I should have just had the dealer do it. I do not want to start cutting wires apart.
 
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