Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
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Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
I wonder if anyone out there can help me out with a link for the needed fitting to get on the Zerk fitting on the steering head of my 08' Streetglide? \\; Or if one of you guys could help me out with your method of adding grease to the head bearings. Thanks in advance!
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RE: Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
Obviously,the engineers who decided on the steering neck zerk fitting location had no idea that a fairing would be mounted on the bike.You would be best off to go to an auto parts and buy a 45 degree 1/4inch zerk.Take your fairing off and swap out the fitting and point it so you can hit it with a grease gun.Someone on here mentioned a grease gun head that could hit it from 90 degrees out.I havent seen one of those though.
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RE: Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
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Obviously,the engineers who decided on the steering neck zerk fitting location had no idea that a fairing would be mounted on the bike.You would be best off to go to an auto parts and buy a 45 degree 1/4inch zerk.Take your fairing off and swap out the fitting and point it so you can hit it with a grease gun.Someone on here mentioned a grease gun head that could hit it from 90 degrees out.I havent seen one of those though.
Obviously,the engineers who decided on the steering neck zerk fitting location had no idea that a fairing would be mounted on the bike.You would be best off to go to an auto parts and buy a 45 degree 1/4inch zerk.Take your fairing off and swap out the fitting and point it so you can hit it with a grease gun.Someone on here mentioned a grease gun head that could hit it from 90 degrees out.I havent seen one of those though.
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RE: Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
ORIGINAL: EasternSP
Obviously,the engineers who decided on the steering neck zerk fitting location had no idea that a fairing would be mounted on the bike.You would be best off to go to an auto parts and buy a 45 degree 1/4inch zerk.Take your fairing off and swap out the fitting and point it so you can hit it with a grease gun.Someone on here mentioned a grease gun head that could hit it from 90 degrees out.I havent seen one of those though.
Obviously,the engineers who decided on the steering neck zerk fitting location had no idea that a fairing would be mounted on the bike.You would be best off to go to an auto parts and buy a 45 degree 1/4inch zerk.Take your fairing off and swap out the fitting and point it so you can hit it with a grease gun.Someone on here mentioned a grease gun head that could hit it from 90 degrees out.I havent seen one of those though.
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RE: Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
I would have to remove the old one to match up a new one though....I have no idea what thread pitch/size is used on the bike right now. If I was going to remove the fairing I think I would have easy access to the fitting as is....no?
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RE: Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
Turn the forks to the right and you should be able to get at it without removing the fairing
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RE: Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
ORIGINAL: soos Actually you should be able to change out the zerk fitting without taking off the fairing and going with a 45* zerk is the way to go.
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RE: Grease fitting for 08' SG....need help.
I removed my grease zerk and took it to O'Reilley's Auto Parts. \\; They matched up the threads with a 90 degree zerk and I replaced it \\;with the fairing on. \\; Just take your time. \\; It makes squirting grease into the neck a breeze.
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