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Old 11-18-2013, 07:58 PM
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I’ve been going through the procedures concerning clutch adjustment on my 09 Electra Glide. The shop manual tells you to, after setting the adjuster screw, hold it in place while tightening the jam nut to the proper torque. Maybe I’m not seeing something here, but if you are holding the adjuster screw in place, how are you going to get the socket attached to your torque wrench over the thing to tighten the jam nut to the proper torque? I have pretty thick skin, so if I’m off in left field, let me know.
 
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Old 11-18-2013, 08:04 PM
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There are multiple iterations of socket tools (multi-head for example) that will allow you access to the allen head screw. Look around a good store tool section.
 
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Old 11-18-2013, 08:07 PM
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I just hold it in place with a allen wrench and then tighten the nut with a cresent wrench.
 
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Box end wrench, snug it down good.
 
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4 torque wrenches and I havent figured it out yet. I use a craftsman dog bone wrench and guesstimate the torque
 
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Check out this you tube clip for clutch adjustment info:
 
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Box wrench and allen….never had a problem.
 
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Old 11-18-2013, 08:43 PM
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I use a spark plug socket. I put the allen wrench through the hole and use a regular wrench on the socket...
 
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Offset box wrench and allen

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Just use a crows foot and make sure it is set at 90 degrees to the torque wrench so you don't multiply the torque values.
 


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