Have I screwed up ?
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Have I screwed up ?
Hello All,
I may have screwed up, I was having a problem keeping the three screws holding the windshield on my FLHT/I tight. In my infinate wisdom I decided on putting a little blue Locktite on the screws. The problem now is I've ordered a new windshield with the turn up lip from Clearview windshields. I havent tried to remove the screws yet. Is it a possible I might damage the fairing when I try to remove the three screws to mount the new windshield ? Any tips, other than not using Locktite ?
Thanks,
capt42a
I may have screwed up, I was having a problem keeping the three screws holding the windshield on my FLHT/I tight. In my infinate wisdom I decided on putting a little blue Locktite on the screws. The problem now is I've ordered a new windshield with the turn up lip from Clearview windshields. I havent tried to remove the screws yet. Is it a possible I might damage the fairing when I try to remove the three screws to mount the new windshield ? Any tips, other than not using Locktite ?
Thanks,
capt42a
RE: Have I screwed up ?
You should be OK. You want to use the largest screwdriver that will fit in the slots so that you don't strip the heads. Use a box end wrench or 1/4 in drive socket wrench on the nut on the inside of the fairing. The blue locktite is not the strongest. It should brake loose with no problem.
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RE: Have I screwed up ?
If you do end up stripping the retaining nuts out of the plastic inner fairing holes, you can always glue them back into place. I have three windscreens, and after changing them a bunch of times, I must have overtightened once or twice and endend up stripping mine. I used a plastic/metal glue, and it's held for the last 20,000 without a problem.
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RE: Have I screwed up ?
I had the same problem with the air deflectors on my Ultra. I bought Freedom Wings which allow you to adjust airflow. The screw just kept coming loose. I'd be flying down the freeway and look down to realize that one screw had already fallen off and the other was hanging on by a thread, no pun intended.
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RE: Have I screwed up ?
If all else fails, you could use a hair dryer and put a little heat on the locktite threads. Heat will release the locktite. Watch the heat on the windshield if you have a hot hair dryer.
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RE: Have I screwed up ?
Good luck getting them out. You don't want to use any loctite on the windshield screws. I always put a dab of white lube grease on the windshield screws when I have them out [same is true of outer fairing attaching screws]. Those screws strip out way to easy. The screw insert which is set in plastic just twists out of the base. At this point I would not bother trying to get them out, wait till it's time to remove windshield for other need. They will be no easier now than later and I can just about guarantee that they are going to snap off the mounting base when you try to remove them. I would also reccomend not using loctite on any of the primary cover or inspection cover bolts if you remove them. If you do, you'll probably end up drilling them out over time. On those bolts use never seize and properly torque them. Steel into aluminum likes to seize over time.
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RE: Have I screwed up ?
I can tell you this - You won't damage your outer fairing and don't worry even if they strip right out - the replacement inserts in my opinion are way better than stock and they are cheap as hell at the dealer - Let me know if you run into a problem and I can talk ya through it - kess
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RE: Have I screwed up ?
Hey capt,
I am really interested in what you think about the Clearview windsheild that you just bought. When you get thru your little problem, I would like to hear some feed back. I am very interested in that style of WS even though it is a bit more pricey than the other brands talked about here. What size did you get?
I am really interested in what you think about the Clearview windsheild that you just bought. When you get thru your little problem, I would like to hear some feed back. I am very interested in that style of WS even though it is a bit more pricey than the other brands talked about here. What size did you get?