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My bracket broke and needs replacing. The service manual makes no mention of how to remove it.
On either side of the bike, adjacent the upper rear shock mounting point, there is a T40 bolt securing the forward end of this U-shaped bracket (the rear attaches to the license plate frame.
Turning the T40 bolt causes the stud behind it - to which the bracket is attached - to spin such that the bolt will not loosen. I cant see how to hold the back side of that stud so that the T40 can be removed. Anyone have experience with this? I'm hesitant to just reach back there with Vice Grips (if I can even get them in there) for fear of screwing things up.
Same thing happened to me....I had to pry on it the same time I was turning the bolt. Youll get it....
As for replacing it.....two different top support tubes were available depending on your bike.
53425-98 was used up to mid 2000. It was a three point mount with threaded inserts that the tour pack mounted to.
53801-98 was used mid 2000 to 2008. It was a five point mounted to tour pack. It had no threaded inserts. It used five spacers 53799-99. The bolts go through the tour pack, through the spacer, through the tube, and with a nut on bottom. Much better design and easy to make it work on your bike.
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2000 Tour Pak Mounting Bracket Removal
