How does this happen?
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How does this happen?
Rear drive pulley on my 07 road glide bolt heads sheared off. All of them. Unbelievable. Had my rear tire replaced in July. Could it be the bolts were not properly torqued? Now that I think about it, does that pulley need to be removed to change the rear tire?
Last edited by Sparky277; Sep 7, 2014 at 10:54 PM.
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True, but it may be easier if you do, same with the brake rotor. I wouldn't be surprised if both were taken off on the OP's wheel.
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They were either left loose or over torqued.
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............. heard that those fitted with the Isolated Drive Sprocket (IDS) has a bad habit of doing that. I'd be willing to bet that the pulley has been removed at some time and on reinstall not torqued properly. no, u don't remove the pulley on wheel/tire removal.
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Don't have time to check right now, but when I changed out my wheels, I think the service manual called for red loctite on the rear pulley and new bolts. I know I had to buy a tube of red loctite for something....
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Believe you were allowed three stretches on those bolts, according to the manual. I looked at it when I changed my rear wheel recently. The OP didn't say if he likes doing smoky burnouts or big wheelies, but I reckon that kind of foolishness would make a difference...unless he says otherwise, I'll assume he doesn't...I'm going with the 'loose' theory...