Front motor mount crack....thoughts?
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My guess is somebody over-torqued the chit out of it, to spread the ends of the holes like that.
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Tig it.. grind it out and tig it.. and then you will need to do a threadcert.. or whatever its called.. will be stronger than stock after you do that.. but looks like motor gonna have to come out of its home... Id get my money back if I could.. however.. you bought it as is used I assume.. po maybe didnt know about it. Dont assume he did... in fact, you have no proof..
Sorry this happened man... keep your chin up.. smile, and move forward. I bet its a nice bike. If the motor has to come out its an opportunity to detail it and your frame..
Maybe do the jugs gotta love jugs right?
Sorry this happened man... keep your chin up.. smile, and move forward. I bet its a nice bike. If the motor has to come out its an opportunity to detail it and your frame..
Maybe do the jugs gotta love jugs right?
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Talked to po, and he had no idea about the cracks. He seems like an honest man, and I'm not going to give him a hard time about. This is my problem to deal with, so all your help is appreciated and any direction on who to contact would be awesome. I talked with the Harley dealership in Allen and Garland, and neither of them could suggest a welder. They said if a cracked case came to them, they'd replace the cases. And if they were going to replace the cases, it would make sense to do the Harley Reman program.
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I dunno, while knowing the case is broken would eat at me as well, if otherwise the bike is in good running condition and trying to do a fix would be too expensive for me right now, I'd probably just keep riding til I could afford to fix it properly. 18,000 miles is pretty light mileage for an 8 year old bike. My guess is it has been this way for quite a while, maybe since new. JMHO. Good luck with whatever you decide. Tough break. I hope you got it for a decent price anyway.