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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 01:42 AM
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Question A tiny ball bearing on my 2013 iron 883

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I tried to remove the foot peg on the clutch of my Harley iron 883 with a hammer. I bang on the bolt and I saw 2 tiny metal ***** came off that look like the one in the picture from the link below. The size is about sand. I lost one of them. I regret using the hammer now. I didn't think it could make something comes off like this. Any idea of what it is or where it comes from?

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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 04:35 AM
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Can you add a picture of where you were hammering?

 
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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 04:50 AM
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. I looked it up on the Ronnie fish. It's possible it came out of the folding foot peg. Mine have a wave washer. Yours may have the ball. Does it just flop now?

Also could have came out of a tool like the end of a extension, ratchet, T handle. Is that what you were using to tap with?

 

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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 05:01 AM
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"Foot peg on the clutch"?
Does your bike have a foot clutch or is the foot peg somewhere near the area of the clutch? Your statement is a bit confusing.
 
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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 05:49 AM
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I think you need to start again . I can't imagine what part of the bike you are referring to .
 
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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 07:22 AM
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My WAG is the OP is merely talking about the foot peg, most likely the left side where the shift lever resides. If the foot peg is on the clutch a bb size ball is the least of the problem.

I don't see anything like described on Ronnies.

Ronnie's Harley-Davidson's 2013 Harley Davidson XL 883N IRON 883 (LE) | FOOTRESTS ASSEMBLY Parts List (onlinemicrofiche.com)


 
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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 02:48 PM
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Good Lord, another illiterate with a keyboard. And, taking a hammer to his Sportster. SMH.

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Old Sep 2, 2021 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RIPSAW
. I looked it up on the Ronnie fish. It's possible it came out of the folding foot peg. Mine have a wave washer. Yours may have the ball. Does it just flop now?

Also could have came out of a tool like the end of a extension, ratchet, T handle. Is that what you were using to tap with?
A dead blow hammer?
 
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Originally Posted by John Harper
Good Lord, another illiterate with a keyboard. And, taking a hammer to his Sportster. SMH.

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I don't do "LOL" so I therefore feel obliged to inform you that I upon reading your rather forthright comment , I have laughed out loud . 😁😁😁
 
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