Re-Torque Fairing Screws
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Road Warrior
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Re-Torque Fairing Screws
I had my outer fairing off a while back and when I put it back together I torqued all seven screws to 30in. lbs. with an inch pound torque wrench.
I checked them today and everyone of them was loose. Re-torqued them.
Any of you guys use blue loctite on them?
I am concerned that the loctite might cause the female inserts to come loose when you try to remove the screws the next time?
The female inserts seem to have a history of coming loose anyway and I don't want to help them along.
Or, I could just check them every now and then and re-torque as needed.
Thanks!
I checked them today and everyone of them was loose. Re-torqued them.
Any of you guys use blue loctite on them?
I am concerned that the loctite might cause the female inserts to come loose when you try to remove the screws the next time?
The female inserts seem to have a history of coming loose anyway and I don't want to help them along.
Or, I could just check them every now and then and re-torque as needed.
Thanks!
Road Captain
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From: Woodstock, GA
I had my outer fairing off a while back and when I put it back together I torqued all seven screws to 30in. lbs. with an inch pound torque wrench.
I checked them today and everyone of them was loose. Re-torqued them.
Any of you guys use blue loctite on them?
I am concerned that the loctite might cause the female inserts to come loose when you try to remove the screws the next time?
The female inserts seem to have a history of coming loose anyway and I don't want to help them along.
Or, I could just check them every now and then and re-torque as needed.
Thanks!
I checked them today and everyone of them was loose. Re-torqued them.
Any of you guys use blue loctite on them?
I am concerned that the loctite might cause the female inserts to come loose when you try to remove the screws the next time?
The female inserts seem to have a history of coming loose anyway and I don't want to help them along.
Or, I could just check them every now and then and re-torque as needed.
Thanks!
Side question for you - how hard was it to get the fairing off and then back on again? I want to upgrade my speakers, change out a gauge, and maybe put on a headlight modulater. I figure I'll do all at once to only have to mess with the fairing once. I'm not the most mechanically inclined guy in the world so I got the Fix My Hog DVD and, of course, they make it look easy! Am I getting all worked up over no big deal?
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Road Warrior
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I think the key is to not overdo it with the loctite. Just a drop does the trick in most situations.
Side question for you - how hard was it to get the fairing off and then back on again? I want to upgrade my speakers, change out a gauge, and maybe put on a headlight modulater. I figure I'll do all at once to only have to mess with the fairing once. I'm not the most mechanically inclined guy in the world so I got the Fix My Hog DVD and, of course, they make it look easy! Am I getting all worked up over no big deal?
Side question for you - how hard was it to get the fairing off and then back on again? I want to upgrade my speakers, change out a gauge, and maybe put on a headlight modulater. I figure I'll do all at once to only have to mess with the fairing once. I'm not the most mechanically inclined guy in the world so I got the Fix My Hog DVD and, of course, they make it look easy! Am I getting all worked up over no big deal?
Remove the 4 inside screws, then go back around front and holding onto the outer fairing remove the center screw and the fairing will come loose.
Now while supporting the fairing you will need to unplug the headlight.
That's all there is to it!
Hope this helps you out. And I almost forgot, make sure you check out the bracket inside to make sure they are not broke.
Last edited by harley-jones; Sep 26, 2008 at 11:30 AM.
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Thanks for the info (blue loctite).........I have lost one & noticed after about 500miles they are all LOOSE again............
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Hey kjmorgan...
It's a piece of cake! I did the same thing several weeks ago. Speaker upgrade, Kisan modulator, HD XM unit, new painted inner fairing, oil temp gauge...it looks great and sounds a whole lot better!
BTW...while you have the fairing off put some DynaMat on the inside of the front half of the fairing to reduce resonance! It makes a big difference!
Steve
It's a piece of cake! I did the same thing several weeks ago. Speaker upgrade, Kisan modulator, HD XM unit, new painted inner fairing, oil temp gauge...it looks great and sounds a whole lot better!
BTW...while you have the fairing off put some DynaMat on the inside of the front half of the fairing to reduce resonance! It makes a big difference!
Steve
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Road Warrior
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It's a new Snap-on Inch pound touque wrench. I figure it is correct.
