For those of you RGers who do windshield swaps between a tall and short depending on trip plans, how many swaps do you get out of your wellnuts?

I personally am having terrible luck and wonder if 1) reuse can work if you are lucky or 2) just replace them all everytime and pay the penalty of removal fun.

2007 RoadGlide

 

Not sure its a use or time in service. But if you need new ones go to Ace Hardware and save some dough. I solved my problem by going to a Clearview windshield. No more rattle, much better design. Unfortunatly you usually have a wait of 6 to 8 weeks.

 

I keep a handful of them around the garage and am VERY careful when I swap out to one of my 3 other windshields.

 

I took a look at the Ace around here and the only Wellnuts I found that are close are the 10/32 1" in length (others where 1/2", which seems way to small.) Based on my other findings the original Wellnuts are 10/32 15/16" in length. Or are the slightly longer ones ok?

At this point I am not looking at an alternate windshield. I got a 10" smoked from baggersonly on ebay and am overall happy with it.

 

Why bother going to Ace for something thats close to the oem? They are only about a buck each. They last 1-3 swaps depends how deformed they get from the previous install. As said, I keep a few spares along with the flat washers and a screw. The uv/heat has an affect on the rubber too

 

Here's a trick that works!

The next time you go to Ace Hardware get the BIGGER size wellnuts.
Gently drill out the outer fairing to make the holes for the well nuts larger and install the larger wellnuts. The larger wellnuts stay in place and do not fall inside the fairing. WORKS GREAT! No more problems!

 

These things are $3.15 at the dealer and I found the exact same ones at Home Depot for .60 cents and I found the next size up and a little bit longer,but they still fit without DRILLING,for .75 cents. Look in the hardware section in the steel boxes where they keep the rubber stoppers.

 

Same here on Ace Hardware! buy a fist full of them and keep them on hand.

 

I have taken my windshield off a dozen times already and havent had a problem with the well nuts yet..... Now that I have posted this guess the run of good luck is over now

 

Good info for me. I just spent 2 hrs removing my fairing (for the first time) because one of the well nuts fell inside the fairing while mounting my new CEE BAILY. I noticed they were all a little out of wack. I will be checking out Lowes and Ace. Thanks