Broken Voltage Regulator Stud
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Road Captain
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Broken Voltage Regulator Stud
One of the voltage regulator studs sheared off at the base on my 2005 Road King. The stud appears to be a press fitting into the frame. Has anyone had any experience in removing a boken stud and replacing it with another? It does not show up as part of the frame illustration in the parts manual (page 71); only the two holes are shown, nor does the stud appear as a part #. I half heartedly tried to punch it out and had no success. The bike is out of warranty (last August) so I am on my own here. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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RE: Broken Voltage Regulator Stud
ORIGINAL: BladeMan
The easiest fix would be to drill it out and replace it with a bolt.
The easiest fix would be to drill it out and replace it with a bolt.
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RE: Broken Voltage Regulator Stud
I found the same thing on my bike recently, and it is still under warranty. They want to do a FRAME SWAP!! They said they cannot drill it out and replace with a bolt as a warranty action.
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RE: Broken Voltage Regulator Stud
darrlym:
I called HD headquarters and they offered to cover it under warranty even thoughthe warrantyexpired last August but they wanted to charge me a $100 "out of warranty fee" which we agreed was probably pretty close to what it should cost to have the broken stud removed (That remains to be seen). Let me know if they actually replace your frame. I can't believe they would actually do that. I went to the local Harley dealer today and they referred me to a local tap and die company to whom they would send the bike out to if I left it with them. They did not recommend trying to drill it out.
I called HD headquarters and they offered to cover it under warranty even thoughthe warrantyexpired last August but they wanted to charge me a $100 "out of warranty fee" which we agreed was probably pretty close to what it should cost to have the broken stud removed (That remains to be seen). Let me know if they actually replace your frame. I can't believe they would actually do that. I went to the local Harley dealer today and they referred me to a local tap and die company to whom they would send the bike out to if I left it with them. They did not recommend trying to drill it out.
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RE: Broken Voltage Regulator Stud
They did not recommend trying to drill it out.
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RE: Broken Voltage Regulator Stud
Remove both studs! Grind it down top and bottom with a Dremel and then knock out what's left with a punch. Then get you some of those spiked acorn nuts and make you something no one else has! (Until you post it pics!)
