Found out I am not alone. Damn thing just fell off!
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Road Master
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From: Charlotte NC
Found out I am not alone. Damn thing just fell off!
Has anyone else here had issues with Arlen Ness Big Sucker A/C? We were on our way to Daytona last week and about 100 miles into our trip I noticed my AC cover was gone. Then I looked and the whole damn element was also gone. While I was wearing my fullface helment which I had not worn in years, and hearing all kinds of new sounds from the wind, my buddies were behind me trying to miss the football spinning on the interstate. I was on another forum and to my surprize others have had similar issues with A.N. lately. Mine was on for only 4000 miles and one of the standoff bolts was snapped and the small screws were gone from the other two. And yes I used the locktite which was provided. Anyone else have any issues? I wish I would have read those other posts before I bought another one at the beach.
Cruiser
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Yes...Runnin hard to enter freeway, heard some metal clanking. Looked in mirror and saw some chrome bouncing down the ramp behind me. Stopped and picked it up and examine my Glide. Football was still in place , but both Breather bolts were gone. The one I found was snapped in Half (other half still in Head Block). The other Bolt was completely backed out (not broke). The installer( previous owner) claimed to have used proper torque values and locktite. Since i did not install, I can only assume what may have been the cause...
Tourer
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buddy of mine had it happen to his.were out for a ride and he stoped and said he could hear something .i said it was all in his head,told him that he must of forgot that he was riding a harley.we all know that they make all kind of noise.another few miles and off it came.
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If it's installed correctly, I don't see how theres a problem. It's like everything else on the bike, It needs to be checked at service intervals for tightness. I've never had mine work loose.
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Road Master
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I've had the Screamin Eagle and now the Arlen Ness BS. I don't see the difference except you don't have to take the Bracket off with the Arlen ness.
If it's installed correctly, I don't see how theres a problem. It's like everything else on the bike, It needs to be checked at service intervals for tightness. I've never had mine work loose.
If it's installed correctly, I don't see how theres a problem. It's like everything else on the bike, It needs to be checked at service intervals for tightness. I've never had mine work loose.
Last edited by All Aces; Mar 20, 2011 at 11:01 PM.
