06 Deluxe Console Removal...HELP
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From: Al Bu Ker Key, New Mexico
That carriage bolt is just held in place by a welded up bracket and has probably slipped loose. I wouldnt be prying on anything. As others have said, probably looking at cutting that nut off (thats what she said)
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From: Miami County, Ohio
I just replaced my console on my 2006 Heritage this Monday.
I also had a hard time getting the acorn nut off. However, with a deep six-point socket and a breaker bar, I did finally get enough to torque on it to turn. Just like it has already been mentioned, it is just a carriage bolt.
I also had a hard time getting the acorn nut off. However, with a deep six-point socket and a breaker bar, I did finally get enough to torque on it to turn. Just like it has already been mentioned, it is just a carriage bolt.
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From: Western MD
i would try a 3/8" impact gun with a deep socket on it.. cover the tank, use a trim remover tool ( a plastic pry tool) to hold upward pressue on it and zip off with the impact gun. the gun should have enough breakway torque to zip the nut off.. it would be best if you had a helper.. them holding pressure, you or someone with a 3/8" gun with a deep well socket, kind of slightly grip the socket to brace it and to control the free spin socket and nut when it breaks loose...
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From: near Chitcago
Son of a b1tch. I replaced my dash today and was tightening the nut with a torque wrench. I decided to loosen the nut a little to tuck the gasket better and now it just spins. I guess the carriage bolt came loose, but I don't need to take it off for now so a headache for another day, I guess. With the carriage bolt not seated all the way, the console couldn't start rattling or flapping around after a while, could it?
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From: near Chitcago
For anyone who has this issue in the future, I found a couple posts on the other Harley forum that worked!
If the nut isn't torqued down too tight, gently work the entire console forward and the carriage bolt will work itself out of that groove. Then you can flip the console over and hold the bolt while you loosen the nut. Per another poster, I put the bolt back in the groove and put a key ring over the bolt and wound it through the bracket that holds the carriage bolt. It should keep enough pressure on the bolt, preventing it from creeping forward the next time you twist the nut. OR you can JB weld the carriage bolt to the bracket.
The first step is such common sense...but it never dawned on me...so all credit to the dudes with more sense than I.
If the nut isn't torqued down too tight, gently work the entire console forward and the carriage bolt will work itself out of that groove. Then you can flip the console over and hold the bolt while you loosen the nut. Per another poster, I put the bolt back in the groove and put a key ring over the bolt and wound it through the bracket that holds the carriage bolt. It should keep enough pressure on the bolt, preventing it from creeping forward the next time you twist the nut. OR you can JB weld the carriage bolt to the bracket.
The first step is such common sense...but it never dawned on me...so all credit to the dudes with more sense than I.
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