Brass piece in center HELP
Brass piece in center HELP
I wanted to put my stock windshield back on, and am wondering what this is. It's in the center of the windshield, the screw from the chrome trim should screw right in, BUT on mine the brass piece is messed up. Can i buy a new one, or was it supposed to stay in the fairing like the 2 side ones did? It is loose and does not seem to wanna line up or go back in. I did buy this bike used and had the dealer put a 4 windshield on it in the spring,i'm not blaming anyone, I really do need to get this fixed. HELP!!!!!
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RE: Brass piece in center HELP
You didn't say what kind of bike you are working on. My Road Glide uses "well nuts" to secure the windshield. It's a brass female threaded insert encased in a rubber sleeve that crushes from the rear as it is tightened. Not sure if this is what you are looking at on your bike, but well nuts are available from the dealer. I hope this helps.
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ORIGINAL: BigTinVA
My Road Glide uses "well nuts" to secure the windshield. It's a brass female threaded insert encased in a rubber sleeve that crushes from the rear as it is tightened. Not sure if this is what you are looking at on your bike, but well nuts are available from the dealer. I hope this helps.
My Road Glide uses "well nuts" to secure the windshield. It's a brass female threaded insert encased in a rubber sleeve that crushes from the rear as it is tightened. Not sure if this is what you are looking at on your bike, but well nuts are available from the dealer. I hope this helps.
RE: Brass piece in center HELP
Does it fit into something on the back/inside of the fairing? My 2 outside well nuts stayed in the fairing, the center one is out. I am also having trouble lining up the nuts now.
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You shouldn't have to take the fairing off to install the well nuts, they push in from the front/outside and when a screw is inserted and tightened up, the rubber will expand in the rear and allow the screw to be fully tightened. Now if you push a well nut all the way through from the front and into the fairing you will have to remove the outer fairing to fetch them back out. Ask me how I know.
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Does it fit into something on the back/inside of the fairing? My 2 outside well nuts stayed in the fairing, the center one is out. I am also having trouble lining up the nuts now.
Does it fit into something on the back/inside of the fairing? My 2 outside well nuts stayed in the fairing, the center one is out. I am also having trouble lining up the nuts now.
The nut is inserted into a hole with the brass insert first. When the screw is tightened the rubber will mushroom up behind the material it is inserted into, the outer fairing in this case. The well nut is simply held in place by the expanded rubber. Kind of like how a toggle bolt works, in a way.
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RE: Brass piece in center HELP
I think we are talkin about 2 different things anyway. Anyone who has the chrome windshield trim help me out? Does the chrome strip have a rubber on the backside of each screw hole? If it does what do the screws, screw into? I'm assuming a brass fitting of sorts, and where is the brass piece located?