New Road Glide -dangerous shaking-front end
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Maine
Steering head adjustment
You need to fabricate the tool it shows in the service manual so you can turn the adjuster under the top triple tree,had to tap mine with a hammer to get it to move clockwise. Maybe if i let the bike down on the front wheel a little it would have taken pressure of tor top triple tree and let the little star nut turn without tapping it with a hammer. I bought a star adjuster nut so i could make the tool better to fit it. Once you take your speedo and tach off the bike there is a 1-1/2 inch nut on top of the steering head,you need to loosen this up and also the two 5/8s bolts on the lower triple tree in the back of them. This is with the bike level and both wheels the same distance of the ground. You will notice that after you just loosen the 1-1/2 nut that your swing is way looser so just turn the little star adjuster under the top triple tree a notch at a time and retighten the 1-1/2 nut back to 75-80 ft lbs before checking the swing again. My swing was like 1.5 and my wobble was getting worse,i tightened it to less than one but have not tried it yet. You have to pull your bars all the way to the left stop and let them go to do the swing test if you bring the to the right stop and let them go the reading is way different. Have not figured that little issue out yet. Also cover your tank with some thick towels while lifting the 1-1/2 socket,extension and torque wrench over your bike if the socket and extension fall off it won't be good.
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From: Orlando, FL
Please share the process and tools, photos would be great! I can't find a decent how-to on this.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Maine
Steering head adjustment
All you need is the service manual for your bike and a lift to get the bike off the ground. You will need the tool to turn the adjuster and a half inch drive socket set with a 1-1/2 inch socket and torque wrench. If you don't have all that than it is probably cheaper to have it done.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Ontario, Canada
Our dealership was shocked to see we had this!!
Here is the info - upon review (found that the specs for the '09 to'12 varies) but the problem is that not all the mechanics @ HD have read this Bulletin - by the way, apparently this info is for the Dealerships (not for consumer) so I was very greatfull when someone posted this to me. I'm hoping I have done this link correctly - so you can post it on the site or sites - I'm still learning this PC stuff:
http://www.glide-pro.com/wp-content/...djustment1.pdf
Again, thanks to all who gave feedback - had we not assumed that the mechanics had adjusted the 'fall away' to the correct specs - we would have been riding in August!
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Joined: Apr 2010
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SERVICE BULLETIN for ROAD GLIDES - '09 to '12 -FALL AWAY Specs
Our dealership was shocked to see we had this!!
Here is the info - upon review (found that the specs for the '09 to'12 varies) but the problem is that not all the mechanics @ HD have read this Bulletin - by the way, apparently this info is for the Dealerships (not for consumer) so I was very greatfull when someone posted this to me. I'm hoping I have done this link correctly - so you can post it on the site or sites - I'm still learning this PC stuff:
http://www.glide-pro.com/wp-content/...djustment1.pdf
Again, thanks to all who gave feedback - had we not assumed that the mechanics had adjusted the 'fall away' to the correct specs - we would have been riding in August!
Our dealership was shocked to see we had this!!
Here is the info - upon review (found that the specs for the '09 to'12 varies) but the problem is that not all the mechanics @ HD have read this Bulletin - by the way, apparently this info is for the Dealerships (not for consumer) so I was very greatfull when someone posted this to me. I'm hoping I have done this link correctly - so you can post it on the site or sites - I'm still learning this PC stuff:
http://www.glide-pro.com/wp-content/...djustment1.pdf
Again, thanks to all who gave feedback - had we not assumed that the mechanics had adjusted the 'fall away' to the correct specs - we would have been riding in August!
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Ontario, Canada
I'll try to paste the link again:
http://www.glide-pro.com/wp-content/...djustment1.pdf
If this doesn't work - look up a post to me from - shooter5074 on Sept. 6th
sorry, (like I said - still new @ this)
http://www.glide-pro.com/wp-content/...djustment1.pdf
If this doesn't work - look up a post to me from - shooter5074 on Sept. 6th
sorry, (like I said - still new @ this)
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Bedford UK
I'll try to paste the link again:
http://www.glide-pro.com/wp-content/...djustment1.pdf
If this doesn't work - look up a post to me from - shooter5074 on Sept. 6th
sorry, (like I said - still new @ this)
http://www.glide-pro.com/wp-content/...djustment1.pdf
If this doesn't work - look up a post to me from - shooter5074 on Sept. 6th
sorry, (like I said - still new @ this)
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Ontario, Canada
If I did this correctly (still new @ PC stuff) - If not see my new post today (titled the same as above) around 11:30am - it works.
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http://www.glide-pro.com/wp-content/...djustment1.pdf
Hope this is of help to all Road Glide owners from '09 forward!!