2007 OEM Brake Rotors...backwards?
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2007 OEM Brake Rotors...backwards?
So I wanted to paint the inside of my brake rotors black, and when I was putting them back on the wheel, I noted the direction of rotation according to the tire, and then I put the rotor marked "RIGHT" on the right side, and the rotor marked "LEFT" on the left side. I was then looking in the service manual later on and I noticed a picture showing the slots on the brake rotor facing in a different direction than the way I had it on my wheel. I checked the rotors once again and confirmed that I had the tire rotating in the right direction, and that the rotor marked "RIGHT" was on the right and the rotor marked "LEFT" was on the left...
Well my curiousity was still raging, so I broke out the manual again and read it this time. Aparently it was dumb of me to assume that the rotor marked "RIGHT" rotor would go on the right side and the rotor marked "LEFT" rotor would go on the left side. The maual states in there that the rotor marked "RIGHT" goes on the left and the rotor marked "LEFT" goes on the right.
Really Harley? I dunno, I just thought this was incredibly stupid, and was wondering if anyone else noticed that...
Well my curiousity was still raging, so I broke out the manual again and read it this time. Aparently it was dumb of me to assume that the rotor marked "RIGHT" rotor would go on the right side and the rotor marked "LEFT" rotor would go on the left side. The maual states in there that the rotor marked "RIGHT" goes on the left and the rotor marked "LEFT" goes on the right.
Really Harley? I dunno, I just thought this was incredibly stupid, and was wondering if anyone else noticed that...
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Looking at the 2009 service manual, right is right, left is left.
Looking at the online parts manual for a 2007, right is right, left is left:
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....dmc&A=511&B=25
the front of the bike is where the headlight is, the rear is where the taillight is. when seated facing front, the operator's right is the vehicle's right side
Mike
Looking at the online parts manual for a 2007, right is right, left is left:
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....dmc&A=511&B=25
the front of the bike is where the headlight is, the rear is where the taillight is. when seated facing front, the operator's right is the vehicle's right side
Mike
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Looking at the 2009 service manual, right is right, left is left.
Looking at the online parts manual for a 2007, right is right, left is left:
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....dmc&A=511&B=25
the front of the bike is where the headlight is, the rear is where the taillight is. when seated facing front, the operator's right is the vehicle's right side
Mike
Looking at the online parts manual for a 2007, right is right, left is left:
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....dmc&A=511&B=25
the front of the bike is where the headlight is, the rear is where the taillight is. when seated facing front, the operator's right is the vehicle's right side
Mike
However I also realized that if you look at the axle orientation, it would indicate that the wheel rolls to the bottom right of the page, in which case the rotors are rotating in the opposite direction, but are labeled correctly.
Here's a screen shot of that page of the manual. It's weird...
Last edited by mglax13; Feb 8, 2012 at 12:32 AM.
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wow, they couldn't have been more confusing.
I'm so turned around I don't know my right from left anymore.
so this is a clumsy way of expressing that the side with the part number faces the inside
Mike
I'm so turned around I don't know my right from left anymore.
so this is a clumsy way of expressing that the side with the part number faces the inside
Mike
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Negative, the side with the part number faces the outside, in this application at least...it's dumb, but yeah, absolutely confusing.
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