Removing axle end covers
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Removing axle end covers
The only thing standing between my newly painted front fender and getting the old one off are these factory axle caps. Does anyone know how to get them off without destroying them? Or, should I just count on ordering a new pair.
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Not to be to discriminate here, but if you can't get them off, should you be replacing a fender?
Mine are held on with two allen screws located wherever they are when installed, which are on the bottom side on mine.
But without a picture nobody here knows what type of caps you have.
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Mine are held on with two allen screws located wherever they are when installed, which are on the bottom side on mine.
But without a picture nobody here knows what type of caps you have.
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aka Bob
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Not to be to discriminate here, but if you can't get them off, should you be replacing a fender?
Mine are held on with two allen screws located wherever they are when installed, which are on the bottom side on mine.
But without a picture nobody here knows what type of caps you have.
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aka Bob
Mine are held on with two allen screws located wherever they are when installed, which are on the bottom side on mine.
But without a picture nobody here knows what type of caps you have.
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aka Bob
They look like this:
Thanks
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See the set screw? Allen wrench, loosen set screw, and problem solved.
Last edited by shooter5074; Apr 19, 2011 at 02:47 PM.
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Hey, them look like mine! Give me back! LMAO
Oh yeah, and upon reinstalling them, the screws need to come to rest on a highpoint of the axle nut, cause their not long enough to reach the flat side of said nut. Yea another MOCO malfunction!
aka Bob
Oh yeah, and upon reinstalling them, the screws need to come to rest on a highpoint of the axle nut, cause their not long enough to reach the flat side of said nut. Yea another MOCO malfunction!
aka Bob
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I have the smooth axle caps on mine and on the right side one, the tiny allen screw hole is now rounded out, so no tool works at all. But since the left will come off, where the axle nut is located and removed, I have always been able to pull the axle out, leaving the right cover in place.
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Note:
I am only familiar with the 06 - 11 model Softails, Dynas and Touring models though.
The short set screw fits on the opposite side cap. Most of the time that cap has a more proper fit on the round portion of the axle and the shorter set screw works on that side with no problems either.
Disclaimer:
They may not ALL be that way, but the two different styles (tapered and smooth styles) I have worked with went on that way.
Oh yeah, don't try to "wrench them down tight"....just snug them and they'll be fine.
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Are you sure you even need to take the wheel off?
I took my stock fender off of my Street Glide and replaced it with a freshly painted Fatboy fender and did it all with the front wheel on the bike.
Unless you have some severe wraparound type fender you may not have to mess with the wheel at all.
I took my stock fender off of my Street Glide and replaced it with a freshly painted Fatboy fender and did it all with the front wheel on the bike.
Unless you have some severe wraparound type fender you may not have to mess with the wheel at all.