broke bolt, HELP!
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Green Country,Oklahoma
Drain all the fluids out and go for it,you may not be able to pull out all the way,but should be no need to,if you are going to stress over it ,take it to the dealer and be done.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2008
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From: Peoria, AZ
Earlier this year I broke an exhaust bolt torquing it down to the cylinder. There was a little bit of the bolt stuck in the cyclinder and rather than do more damage trying to remove it with vise grips, I had the dealer come pick it up and fix it for me. Total cost was $90 bucks. If I'm sure I know what to do I'll do it but sometimes it's best to let the pros handle it if you have any doubts about it.
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Peoria, AZ
"She is still under warranty, but they will tell me it is my fault and pay big for it." And it was! You can TRY to drain the oil and lower the pan onto the cross member to gain access to the broken bolt: a remote possibility and only if you have enough bolt sticking out and room to grab. The pan will only drop straight down onto the cross-member since the delicate oil baffles are inside this pan. If it broke flush with the case, I would not drill because the bolt is harder than the aluminum surrounding it and if you miss the bolt or drill at an angle or too deep, you're looking at bigger problems. I would take it to the dealer: unless they have some trick method to get it out assembled, the transmission will have to be removed to remove the pan since it's covering the oil baffles and will not allow removal by sliding out. It can be a DIY if you have the proper pivot shaft alignment tools, know the procedure for removal, installation, and can align the tranny and the rear end without stripping out the tranny to engine bolts.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: San Berdo, So. Cal
If its still under warranty just play dumb and take it to the dealer for an oil leak.
Where they let you know about the broken bolt tell them you thought Harley was a quality product and how many other sub-standard bolts are on the bike.
See if it flies....
Then any repair would be covered by the repair warranty
T
Where they let you know about the broken bolt tell them you thought Harley was a quality product and how many other sub-standard bolts are on the bike.
See if it flies....
Then any repair would be covered by the repair warranty
T
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Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Kansas
Playing dumb is not my strong suit. It is like lying, it will get me in the long run. If I take it to the stealer I'll just tell them the truth. Let them rot in hell for what they do to people. I really don't want to be a part of that. If I can't firgure out the right way to fix it, I'll have to pay for to. If the dealer fixes it after my sad storie it will be thier choice.
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