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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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hd should have included one with the stock tool kit! i know hd shake and rattle but damn! did they use red locktite on all the fasteners? almost dropped a nut when i took the rear bumber off, the front one had a strap that spanned the two bolts for the fender and the conners of that was bent up over the bolts?? think i popped a vein in my forhead trying to remove the dual saddle bag rail... and i almost bent the mounting bracket for them and they still wont budge! wtf!?!
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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never mind...

the nuts on the backside, between the fender and back of the saddlebag are welded to the rails! yeah, im a dumbass... but, the're off...
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by psychocircus
never mind...

the nuts on the backside, between the fender and back of the saddlebag are welded to the rails! yeah, im a dumbass... but, the're off...
Hehehe Glad you came back and said that. LOL
















Pssst I did the same thing once
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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Ya think those were tuff. Try taking off the final pulley nut. Have a breaker bar handy. 8-)
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by psychocircus
never mind...

the nuts on the backside, between the fender and back of the saddlebag are welded to the rails! yeah, im a dumbass... but, the're off...
Dude, that's funny..............
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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I'm laughing with you buddy, not at you! Too funny.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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Old Oct 5, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by psychocircus
never mind...

the nuts on the backside, between the fender and back of the saddlebag are welded to the rails! yeah, im a dumbass... but, the're off...
Don't feel alone. probably 99% of us have been in similar situations many times, We just don't like to admit it!
 
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BTW, a little heat will loosen fasteners where red loc-tite was used.
A lot of heat will remove the welded ones.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ripper43
Hehehe Glad you came back and said that. LOL
















Pssst I did the same thing once
i kinda smiled and chuckled when i figured it out. what i did was removed the front bolts and then rotated the rail to break it free...then removed the torx screw...when the nut didnt falloff the rail, thats when i relized whats what.
 
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