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If you ever need to do a future belt adjustment, or check axle torque, get yourself a set of these (both 36 mm). No need to remove mufflers.
Jim's Third Hand Tool, and Jim's Torque Adapter.
If you ever need to do a future belt adjustment, or check axle torque, get yourself a set of these (both 36 mm). No need to remove mufflers.
Jim's Third Hand Tool, and Jim's Torque Adapter.
That third hand seems, cough, cough, handy but $60 for the torque adapter seems excessive for what it is. Ill just pull the muff. Its only 3 nuts.
That third hand seems, cough, cough, handy but $60 for the torque adapter seems excessive for what it is. Ill just pull the muff. Its only 3 nuts.
I'm sure there are less expensive alternatives. I don't go cheap on tools, and Jim's makes top notch specialty tools. After using the 3rd hand tool several times, I would never go back to having a wrench in each hand while applying final torque, and simultaneously keeping the weld nut stationary. As I've aged, I've learned to work smarter, not harder.
Pre marking the boss and testing belt deflection before removing anything also helped.
Had an Indy install a new tire. Yea, he scribed the boss and cam beforehand. Problem was, he failed to ensure the cam contacted the boss even though the scribe marks were aligned. Needless to say, the wheel was misaligned.
Thank you Guys for all the input! I will probably look for Jims tools on Ebay or Amazon for next time! I rented a 36 MM socket from Advanced Auto Parts. Than I bought a box end 36 mm wrench at Northern Tools. My Harbor Freight didnt sell individual sockets or wrenches. I used the breaker bar on the socket as the back up and used the open end wrench to tighten and loosen. The wrench had a better fit than the socket to me. I went to Harley for advice and they kinda blew me off on this! I wasnt there 3 minutes. Very disappointed! Should believe in loyalty if you going to run a business. Anyways, I did change the circle clip. Just figured for 1.88 it was better to be safe than sorry. The wrench was 24 bucks at Northern Tool and the socket was free as long as you return it. All in all, my new ***** Shiny Rims are on the bike! I appreciate everyone that had any input and hope I can return the favor as I stay on the board. Here are a couple of pictures.
Christopher
Last edited by Irishguy1973; May 21, 2019 at 11:50 PM.
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