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Sep 2, 2010 | 02:15 PM

#21

MassHD

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Originally Posted by iclick

His wheel balancer is another winner. Several years ago I collaborated with three friends and we all bought this, a Harbor Freight tire mount, and some other miscellaneous stuff (RuGlide [tire lube], rim protectors, etc.). We've been mounting our own tires and this balancer works great. It's gone up in price since we bought ours for $75, though.

+1 on Marc and his wheel balancer. Did the same thing on changing tires. Have a NoMar wheel change set up that I share with a friend.

Sep 2, 2010 | 03:19 PM

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iclick

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Originally Posted by silverbullitt

You are right, but I have the worst luck of anyone in the world. It it can happen, it happens to me. Most things go real smooth, but then there is that one time..........

I understand fully. When I got my tumblers out of whack I thought at first I would have to tow it to the HD shop. I stupidly turned the ignition **** without first having the washer/spacer/nut assembly in place to position it properly at the right depth.

To fix it I just looked at the shaft and rod, then with a flat-blade screwdriver matched the tumblers up with the rod. It was a tense moment but it worked, and I won't make the same dumb mistake again.

Anyway, the Parnes tool does the same thing as inserting the ignition-switch ****, with the spacer assembly in place of course. With the tool you don't need that.

Sep 2, 2010 | 03:34 PM

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IAMSWUTIAMS

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From: San Diego, Mexifornia

I've removed my ignition switch a few times with no special tools.Am I missing something?

Sep 2, 2010 | 10:57 PM

#24

CLL375

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Originally Posted by silverbullitt

Yeah, the video is really nice. The guy did a good job of explaining it, so even a DA like me understood it!!

Yes I did didn't I. HAHAHA! If I wasn't so cheap I'd buy one of those tools though.

iclick, you sure are a big advocate of not needed any tools for the switch. Let the guy make a buck, geez!

Sep 3, 2010 | 12:25 AM

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V2Evo96

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From: Victoria, Australia

Can't complain about the service. I ordered mine yesterday and got a mail back in a couple of hours saying it shipped to Australia on the same day....