Windshield torque
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I already stated that there were 2 Stock Harley and one wind splitter. My son accidentally knocked my windshield trim on to the concrete floor and damaged it so I picked up another. Interestingly the instructions for the new trim say tighten 8-15 inch pounds. I still have the instructions for the other trim and it said 20-30. I had been tightening the shields to the 20-30 inch pound spec, which seemed a little tight to me for plastic. Maybe this will work? I tightened to snug about 10 inch pounds using feel and no wrench this time.
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I just snug all 7 up by hand, maybe just a bit past snug. Ain't had a shield crack yet and my fairing hasn't fallen off.
#18
Here's a simple trick that I used to keep those screws from coming use. I installed a chrome trim strip. Insert the screw through the strip, and then put a faucet rubber washer under the strip as you attach it to the fairing. The slight compression of the faucet rubber will keep the screw tight without over torquing it, and if the screw does come loose, it won't fall out as the rubber will hold it in place.
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Harley has the same idea. The windshield strips now come with the rubber washers of which you speak.
Here's a simple trick that I used to keep those screws from coming use. I installed a chrome trim strip. Insert the screw through the strip, and then put a faucet rubber washer under the strip as you attach it to the fairing. The slight compression of the faucet rubber will keep the screw tight without over torquing it, and if the screw does come loose, it won't fall out as the rubber will hold it in place.
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