Derby cover
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I have the same bike. Dealer did 1k service (not money well spent by the way). I did the 5K. Primary or trans oil does not get changed here so no need to remove the derby cover. I also did the 10k and the derby screws came off with no issue. I also only use Craftsman tools on my bike. If you are using cheap Chinese garbage tools chances are they will break or even strip the torx from what I have read in other posts. Good tools make all the difference. A good quality impact wrench might also do the trick if they are really that tight. If I recall that derby cover felt a bit heavy to be alluminum...not sure about that.
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Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Southern California
1.) Get one of those old style mechanical hammer driven Impact Drivers
2.) Get Impact Torx Drive Socket(s) (Thery're not the same metalurgy or heat treating as regular hand driven socket sets and they are usually priced accordingly.)
3.) Get the screws hot, and I mean as hot as you can get them with your OL's hair drier (when she's not home of course). As others on this thread have suggested . . . it's a sure bet that your HD Dealer used red locktite or some other form of Stud and Bearing mount on the screws the last time the Derby Cover was off. Getting old Red Loctite Hot is the best way of freeing up such items. Don't use a torch (that's too hot) but just a bit hotter than you can touch is what you're after.
4.) Apply the Torx Drive Impact combination on each screw
5.) Buy a good drill bit and a tp just in case
6.) Pray to the "Great Spirit of Things that have Moving Parts" (Make it sound sincere)
7.) Buy new screws for reassembly
2.) Get Impact Torx Drive Socket(s) (Thery're not the same metalurgy or heat treating as regular hand driven socket sets and they are usually priced accordingly.)
3.) Get the screws hot, and I mean as hot as you can get them with your OL's hair drier (when she's not home of course). As others on this thread have suggested . . . it's a sure bet that your HD Dealer used red locktite or some other form of Stud and Bearing mount on the screws the last time the Derby Cover was off. Getting old Red Loctite Hot is the best way of freeing up such items. Don't use a torch (that's too hot) but just a bit hotter than you can touch is what you're after.
4.) Apply the Torx Drive Impact combination on each screw
5.) Buy a good drill bit and a tp just in case
6.) Pray to the "Great Spirit of Things that have Moving Parts" (Make it sound sincere)
7.) Buy new screws for reassembly
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Tourer
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Grapeland Texas
Well I finally got a chance to finish my little project today. Who would of thought I would ever need to use that little impact driver from the early '70's I used on my suzuki dirt bike and then use it on my Harley. Good thing I didn't throw it away. Anyway thanks for ya'll help, it might have took me awhile but I got some experience and saved a little money.
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Western South Dakota
Well I finally got a chance to finish my little project today. Who would of thought I would ever need to use that little impact driver from the early '70's I used on my suzuki dirt bike and then use it on my Harley. Good thing I didn't throw it away. Anyway thanks for ya'll help, it might have took me awhile but I got some experience and saved a little money.
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