Tools needed for forward controls installation
Thread Starter
|
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 166
Likes: 0
From: New Hampshire
Tools needed for forward controls installation
I just recieved from Chicago H-D the stock FXDWG forward controls for my 05 FXDI. Can any one please tell me what tools I'll need?
Droop
Droop
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 453
Likes: 111
From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
RE: Tools needed for forward controls installation
Make one of these if you don't want to pay 50-60 bucks from HD. I did and it worked great.
[IMG]local://upfiles/7228/387AB5623B554C65993B40541B150D44.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]local://upfiles/7228/387AB5623B554C65993B40541B150D44.jpg[/IMG]
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 453
Likes: 111
From: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
RE: Tools needed for forward controls installation
It's made out of 1/4" steel plate and it's used to lock the primary drive in order to remove the primary housing. This is what you'll need to do if you have an 06 dyna and you bought the 06 forwards. You need to take off the primary to remove the shifter rod.
Some do it, some don't.
Anyway, you'll find lots of good info and advise here on the site. Just make sure you have a service manual!
Some do it, some don't.
Anyway, you'll find lots of good info and advise here on the site. Just make sure you have a service manual!
Tourer
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 435
Likes: 0
From:
RE: Tools needed for forward controls installation
I made the tool today at work out of 1/4" aluminum flat stock. I cut the notch out on the band saw and deburred all the edges then bead blasted it when done. I used the tool when I got home from workto lock the compensating sprocket and clutch sprockets from moving on my 2006 Dyna Street Bob. the tool worked great. thanks for posting the measurements, without it I would have ended up buying the HD tool or having the dealer install my forward controls.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 698
Likes: 0
From: Hanover, PA
RE: Tools needed for forward controls installation
I put the controls on my friends 02 SG and didnt need to remove the primary. The kit came with a cap you put on the old shaft, and you bolt the other side to one of the head bolts. Dont know if yours is the same. We only needed allen head sockets, regular sockets, and a box wrench or 2. Whole thing took a little over an hour.
Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
RE: Tools needed for forward controls installation
I have 05 fxdi simple job DO NOT remove primary
Trending Topics
Road Captain
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 594
Likes: 5
From: Akron, Ohio
RE: Tools needed for forward controls installation
I tried to do this myself and it was a little more work than I was comfortable doing, you have to take the whole primary off (which looked like it included the clutch and everything, so I put it all back together and took it to the dealer. I was more than comfortable wrenching on my $1,000 suzuki, but I don't like the idea of breaking something that I'm going to be paying on for the next 6 years. Also, I didn't use the tool that was suggested in the first reply and I ended up not getting the nut back on the clutch properly and it worked it's way off while I was on the freeway and I had no clutch and required a tow home...lesson learned for me.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider
Verdad Gallardo
Tourer
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 435
Likes: 0
From:
RE: Tools needed for forward controls installation
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE 05' AND EARLIER YOU DON"T NEED TO REMOVE PRIMARY.
FOR THOSE WITH 06' AND 07' YOU DO NEED TO REMOVE PRIMARY COVER AND CHAINCASE HOUSING TO REMOVE SHIFTER SHAFT FROM BACKSIDE.
Luckily I had the dealer down the street who didn't have a problem with me stopping in to read theirservice manual and write down torque specs cuz they didn't have a service manual in stock for my 06' street bob. after making the sprocket locking tool the job was simple.
FOR THOSE WITH 06' AND 07' YOU DO NEED TO REMOVE PRIMARY COVER AND CHAINCASE HOUSING TO REMOVE SHIFTER SHAFT FROM BACKSIDE.
Luckily I had the dealer down the street who didn't have a problem with me stopping in to read theirservice manual and write down torque specs cuz they didn't have a service manual in stock for my 06' street bob. after making the sprocket locking tool the job was simple.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,124
Likes: 255
From: From Long Island, now in So. Cal
RE: Tools needed for forward controls installation
ORIGINAL: silverbullet2005
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE 05' AND EARLIER YOU DON"T NEED TO REMOVE PRIMARY.
FOR THOSE WITH 06' AND 07' YOU DO NEED TO REMOVE PRIMARY COVER AND CHAINCASE HOUSING TO REMOVE SHIFTER SHAFT FROM BACKSIDE.
Luckily I had the dealer down the street who didn't have a problem with me stopping in to read theirservice manual and write down torque specs cuz they didn't have a service manual in stock for my 06' street bob. after making the sprocket locking tool the job was simple.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE 05' AND EARLIER YOU DON"T NEED TO REMOVE PRIMARY.
FOR THOSE WITH 06' AND 07' YOU DO NEED TO REMOVE PRIMARY COVER AND CHAINCASE HOUSING TO REMOVE SHIFTER SHAFT FROM BACKSIDE.
Luckily I had the dealer down the street who didn't have a problem with me stopping in to read theirservice manual and write down torque specs cuz they didn't have a service manual in stock for my 06' street bob. after making the sprocket locking tool the job was simple.
https://www.hdforums.com/m_1504728/tm.htm
https://www.hdforums.com/m_1438337/tm.htm