Installing Floaters
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Installing Floaters
Does the wheel have to come off to install floating discs up front? My floaters will be here today, and I need to know if I have to go dig my lift out of storage.
Thanks,
J
Thanks,
J
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RE: Installing Floaters
Well - yeah
Don't forget the torque wrench and loctite when reinstalling the bolts - don't want the discs to come loose in the future....may want to check Harley - they have a chrome bolt kit you might want to look at also
Don't forget the torque wrench and loctite when reinstalling the bolts - don't want the discs to come loose in the future....may want to check Harley - they have a chrome bolt kit you might want to look at also
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RE: Installing Floaters
Secure the bike on the lift
Remove the wheel
Find an old tire or crate to set the wheel on .. remove rotors
Inspect everything you can see - better to catch something now than later
Spray brake cleaner into the bolt holes & clean it out
Install rotors & NEW bolts & red Loctite - torque to specs
Good time to upgrade the stock brake pads to EBC Kevlar or Lyndall Racing Z or Gold Pads
Grease the axel a little & reinstall wheel - torque everything to specs
Pump up the brakes & check rotation - a little brake drag is normal
Reinspect everything before dropping it back down
Recheck the brakes by sitting on it & holding the brakes in, rocking the bike forward
Take a short test ride
Working with brakes is no place for short-cuts
Reno
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Remove the wheel
Find an old tire or crate to set the wheel on .. remove rotors
Inspect everything you can see - better to catch something now than later
Spray brake cleaner into the bolt holes & clean it out
Install rotors & NEW bolts & red Loctite - torque to specs
Good time to upgrade the stock brake pads to EBC Kevlar or Lyndall Racing Z or Gold Pads
Grease the axel a little & reinstall wheel - torque everything to specs
Pump up the brakes & check rotation - a little brake drag is normal
Reinspect everything before dropping it back down
Recheck the brakes by sitting on it & holding the brakes in, rocking the bike forward
Take a short test ride
Working with brakes is no place for short-cuts
Reno
www.FastAire.com
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RE: Installing Floaters
ORIGINAL: eddybo69
Go get the lift. I cant say why floaters are not standard on every bike, but they should be.
Go get the lift. I cant say why floaters are not standard on every bike, but they should be.
. Like everything else including handlebars, etc because they can make a lot more money.
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RE: Installing Floaters
ORIGINAL: RenoGlide
Install rotors & NEW bolts & red Loctite - torque to specs
Install rotors & NEW bolts & red Loctite - torque to specs
They just got here. I'm on my way out to get some red loctite and my lift.
J
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RE: Installing Floaters
My handy TQ guide is for a 1997- 2002 but I think its the same for all later years
16-24 foot pounds
I do mine in a cross pattern starting at 10 lbs then 22 lbs ... but Im kinda **** about these things
Reno
16-24 foot pounds
I do mine in a cross pattern starting at 10 lbs then 22 lbs ... but Im kinda **** about these things
Reno