new rear fender
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Road Master
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From: colorado
new rear fender
Im going to be tackling a rear fender replacement next weekend. Can I remove the original rear fender and keep the rear wheel on? I dont have a bike jack so Im hoping that there is a way to get the tail light wires disconnected without taking the rear wheel off.
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Just remove the fender with the struts and change over everything on a padded area. Just need to unplug the rear harness and the ECM good to go. I have mine off all the time. Takes like 15 min. should loosten the strut bolts before removing as it is easier when mounted
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Just remove the fender with the struts and change over everything on a padded area. Just need to unplug the rear harness and the ECM good to go. I have mine off all the time. Takes like 15 min. should loosten the strut bolts before removing as it is easier when mounted
If this is the first time you are trying to loosen the strut bolts, heat them up with a soldering iron so you don't get a hernia trying to loosen them. Those bolts are smothered in loctite at the factory.
Last edited by Rakthi; Jan 28, 2012 at 11:06 PM.
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Road Master
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Ive been talking to a few guys, and I may not have to take the fender off at all. The only reason i was gonna take it off was to get the tailight and blinkers off. The new fender is an overlay and I have to enlarge the hole in the fender to accept the lighting module of the new fender, and cut the bottom of the old fender completely off so that the new one can attach to the crossover mount of the baggertail. Anyone ever taken the signals and tailight off with the fender and rear wheel in place?
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Ive been talking to a few guys, and I may not have to take the fender off at all. The only reason i was gonna take it off was to get the tailight and blinkers off. The new fender is an overlay and I have to enlarge the hole in the fender to accept the lighting module of the new fender, and cut the bottom of the old fender completely off so that the new one can attach to the crossover mount of the baggertail. Anyone ever taken the signals and tailight off with the fender and rear wheel in place?
BUT hopefully someone who's done the mod your doing will chime in.
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Dean, Im thinking Im gonna take the fender completely off because I need to replace the one crossthreaded insert anyway. Im probably stressin more than its worth on this thing. Take them 6 allen head bolts out, and pull on the mf'er until its free and clear haha. Unplug the wiring harness and the ecm and cross my fingers...i'll take pics and give y'all a commentary of my blunders once I get going.