Putting on a new extended front brake line on my 13 street glide. Using drag specialist line. The new junction block will not fit because there is a pin on the bottom of the fork that keeps it from bolting up. Anyone else have this issue



This is the pin in the way





I shouldnt have to modify it. Drag specialist says this is the right part

 

i agree, the pin is to keep the block clocked corectly

 

The pin is to keep the junction block from rotating.

 

I know why the pin is there but do I need to modify the brake line junction. I shouldnt but it needs grinding on the side to make it line up. No matter how much I twist it either direction it won't clear the pin

 

This is where the pin hits it

 

Old junction and new one. Anyone else have to modify the new one to make it work

 

Hmm, I just installed a drag specialties line on my '06, no mods needed

 

I may be retarded but from the pic the brackets look the same. At the very least I'd lay the new one over the old one and see how they differ. Barring that, measure from C to C on the holes in both brackets. Like I said without a pic of it under the triple tree I gotta say it looks like it's identical to the part you took off (hole orientation wise). Regardless, I wouldn't grind a brake component.

 

I had the same problem on one of my previous bikes and I think (I think) I pulled the pin instead of grinding it - was in 09.

Probably wasn't smart, but it held up just fine for all the miles after.

Anyway, I bet you could grind the new block pretty easily. Hopefully it won't rust or whatever. Could just hit it with black paint after.

 

If LP says the junction can be safely ground then I'd do it if I had to. His practices are always sound.