Premium Tour-Pak Hinges - Again!
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I thought I would add my two cents here...
I just finished removing the hinges and latches from my TourPak. I used my trusty Drimmel to grind the tops off the rivots. As long as you take it slow it isn't too tough. You still need to be careful not to let it get too hot. This eliminates the rivot spinning in the hole.
About the weather strip... I just took a good smooth puty knife and slid it in slow and gentle where the sticky bit is. As long as you are careful, the stickum will stay sticky and undamaged. Loosen enough (about 5 inches) to lift it away and over the lip of the TourPak and over the hinge/latch part to be removed. It stayed hooked over the hinge/latch while I was grinding.
I'm going to replace the hinges and latches with the "upgraded" Gloss Black versions, after the TourPak is painted.
Hope this helps someone.
I just finished removing the hinges and latches from my TourPak. I used my trusty Drimmel to grind the tops off the rivots. As long as you take it slow it isn't too tough. You still need to be careful not to let it get too hot. This eliminates the rivot spinning in the hole.
About the weather strip... I just took a good smooth puty knife and slid it in slow and gentle where the sticky bit is. As long as you are careful, the stickum will stay sticky and undamaged. Loosen enough (about 5 inches) to lift it away and over the lip of the TourPak and over the hinge/latch part to be removed. It stayed hooked over the hinge/latch while I was grinding.
I'm going to replace the hinges and latches with the "upgraded" Gloss Black versions, after the TourPak is painted.
Hope this helps someone.
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I cannot believe that H-D still uses the cheap hinges when the upgraded hinges, which cost $50 bucks retail could be added as OEM's for just a few bucks extran on the cost of the bike.
I put them on my 2000 Ultra a few years ago and I had them installed on my 2013 before it left the dealership.
FYI--There's also "Premium" latches that replace the "catch and clasp" design.
THe Premium latches resemble the uprgraded hinges and they're about $100.
I put them on my 2000 Ultra a few years ago and I had them installed on my 2013 before it left the dealership.
FYI--There's also "Premium" latches that replace the "catch and clasp" design.
THe Premium latches resemble the uprgraded hinges and they're about $100.
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I drilled out the rivet holes for the screws about .010" larger than the screws.
The rivet holes are smaller than the new screws and I did not want the screws threading into the holes which could crack the plastic.
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I also did the hinges to my tourpak last year. I think it's a shame that they would make such a beautiful tourpak that was held together with hinge pins. I'll add that when drilling out the old rivets I used a bit that was larger than recommended. This allowed the plate behind the rivet to act as a stop for the drill bit. Once the rivet head came off a slight center tap on the rivet removed it. ALSO - definately drill the holes as recommended. This will help prevent the plastic from cracking during reassembly!
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Here's one other piece of advice... When installing the new hinges, do not use any loctite for the initial installation. Get everything together "snugly" and make sure you have no alignment issues. Then when you are satisfied remove one screw at a time, give it a shot of loctite of your choice (I used blue 242), and do the final tightening.
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What year is your Tour-Pak and are you talking about the latch?
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