..............
Replacing screws - chrome or stainless?
Thread Starter
|
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 17,148
Likes: 6,171
From: SE Michigan
Also - which specific HF buffer?
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 143
Likes: 0
From: Somers NY
have always had a problem w/ cheap chrome on harleys here in the northeast. while redoing my bike this winter i bought a complete kit of stainless bolts from ALLOY BOLTZ in FLA. everything worked great, just follow they're torque spec and they tell you to use blue or red loctite or anti seize on every bolt. watch your torque carefully on the small screws, i stripped the head on one of the derby screws because i did'nt hae a inch pound torque wrench. This company ihas very good customer service, as i was runnin a different front rotor the washers they sent were too big, she shipped out two different size washers next day n/c.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 143
Likes: 0
From: New Mexico
I use this particular one because it has two buffing wheels so you can use one color rouge on one wheel and another on the other wheel which makes for a quicker job. I buff the screws/bolts using holding jiggs I fabricated from anything I could find which would hold screws safely but you can use ViceGrips if that is all you have. The web site admiretheshine.com has very good buffing wheels if you want to get pretty serious about buffing and the wheels he sells make the job faster (about 1 minute per bolt. OH yeah I buff them before installing them. You will be supprised how many thing you will buff if you have this equipment.
Thread Starter
|
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 17,148
Likes: 6,171
From: SE Michigan
I think this is probably the best route. I thought I could just run down to the local ACE whenever I had a tinkering itch, but they aren't polished. I could go the buffer route, but at that point its getting more complicated than I was looking for, so Alloy Boltz it will likely be...
Thanks everyone!
Thanks everyone!
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 2,913
Likes: 2,542
Item # 94393 listed under bench buffer grinders
I use this particular one because it has two buffing wheels so you can use one color rouge on one wheel and another on the other wheel which makes for a quicker job. I buff the screws/bolts using holding jiggs I fabricated from anything I could find which would hold screws safely but you can use ViceGrips if that is all you have. The web site admiretheshine.com has very good buffing wheels if you want to get pretty serious about buffing and the wheels he sells make the job faster (about 1 minute per bolt. OH yeah I buff them before installing them. You will be supprised how many thing you will buff if you have this equipment.
I use this particular one because it has two buffing wheels so you can use one color rouge on one wheel and another on the other wheel which makes for a quicker job. I buff the screws/bolts using holding jiggs I fabricated from anything I could find which would hold screws safely but you can use ViceGrips if that is all you have. The web site admiretheshine.com has very good buffing wheels if you want to get pretty serious about buffing and the wheels he sells make the job faster (about 1 minute per bolt. OH yeah I buff them before installing them. You will be supprised how many thing you will buff if you have this equipment.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Lacking that, a friend of mine has a micropolishing business on the side he's done for 40 years - he just puts on cotton gloves and goes at it, on those big 12" buffing wheels. I like the coupling idea better tho...it's easy to slip and turn a bolt into a bullet.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
