Stripped Road Glide Fairing

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04-13-2011, 06:25 AM

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Thanks for tips. Tried the JB weld and it seems to working.

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04-13-2011, 07:25 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Overdoo

You can use a helicoil of the same thread there and never have a problem again.

I had two holes stripped in my old Road Glide thanks to a dealer.
I thought about fixing them with Helicoils but the molded boses did not look like they were large enough in dia. for the larger tap drill and STI tap.
I just used some larger sheet metal screws.

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04-13-2011, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by shooter5074

JB Weld .... toothpick.... fill the hole. Put some Vaseline on the screw and screw it into the hole. Once the JB Weld hardens unscrew the screw.

Fixed.

Great suggestion.

So HD sells a fix for this? Why am I not surprised. They do it half-assed to begin with, then charge extra for the piece it takes to make it right. And people wonder why everybody doesn't worship HD at every opportunity.

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