First major wrench.
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Cruiser
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From: Hampshire, UK
First major wrench.
Well I am about to embark on my first major wrenching project and was wondering if anyone has any hints or tips / do or don'ts
I plan to do a 30,000 mile service. Change the front and rear rotors and pads. Swap out a hundred weight bolts for stainless.
There is the forks to swap out at a later stage (Lowers at the chromers).
The bike is an 06 Deluxe. I have a workshop manual and parts book.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Rob
I plan to do a 30,000 mile service. Change the front and rear rotors and pads. Swap out a hundred weight bolts for stainless.
There is the forks to swap out at a later stage (Lowers at the chromers).
The bike is an 06 Deluxe. I have a workshop manual and parts book.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
Kind Regards
Rob
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Douglasville, GA
RE: First major wrench.
Take your time. It's easy to get in there and start ripping things apart only to forget the sequence when reassembling. Pay attention to how the parts come off, makes life easier later on. Try to keep parts seperated by group (front brake / rear brake etc..) Make sure you have EVERYTHING you need before starting, 6 parts runs aint fun when you're trying to get your ride back on the road. Don't be cheap, replace all gaskets and o-rings, even if they look usuable.
Keep us updated on your progress.
Keep us updated on your progress.
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Cruiser
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From: Hampshire, UK
RE: First major wrench.
LRonHoover - You are probably right, although they have started to groove a little. The other reason is that the weather here in the UK is not great at the best of times. Having ridden all last winter they took a bit of a beating, so I'm swapping them out for stainless ones.
Navychief - Thanks for the advice. Have spent the last couple of weeks getting everything together, I think. Driven myself mad!
Hopefully I got it all. All you guys have been very helpful, and I have taken many notes along the way.
The nearest dealer is 40mile away so don't want to have a trip out there unnecessarily. I actually got most of all my supplies from Chicago HD, who were great.
Will try and take some before and after photos as I hoping all the stainless and chrome will smarten things up.
Ride safe all.
Rob
Navychief - Thanks for the advice. Have spent the last couple of weeks getting everything together, I think. Driven myself mad!
Hopefully I got it all. All you guys have been very helpful, and I have taken many notes along the way.
The nearest dealer is 40mile away so don't want to have a trip out there unnecessarily. I actually got most of all my supplies from Chicago HD, who were great.
Will try and take some before and after photos as I hoping all the stainless and chrome will smarten things up.
Ride safe all.
Rob
Road Captain
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Nova Scotia
RE: First major wrench.
Deluxe, if you have a digital camera, I recommend taking lots pictures as you go along just so you know where things go when time time to reassemble. Oh, and then you can post some of said pictures for all of us to see how you did things. Good luck
Road Master
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From: cd. Obregon, Sonora, mx
RE: First major wrench.
When I start a project I´m not familiar with I use a digitial camara to take photos as I go. I lay the parts out on a work bench as I took them off and then photo them. I then have a record of how the parts go back on.
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