Hey Guys,

new posting here, but have been tuning into discussion for some time now.

have a 99 dyna and I replaced the stator today.

stupidly, I over torqued the stator bolts because I miss read 40in-lb and 40 ft-lbs

OOPS.

as I was tightening them, I luckily started to suspect my mistake so three bolts survived.

do you think it will be ok to run with only 3 bolts; lock tite’d?

4th hole stripped out so I removed the bolt and cleaned out the hole.

let me know what you think.

thanks

 

Congrats on your first post to the forum, you may want to visit the welcome area and introduce yourself and tell us what year and model motorcycle you ride. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/welcome-area-only-4/

There are 4 bolts in there for a reason, get it fixed correctly or you may be paying for more expensive issues later.

Oh and welcome to the forum.

 

Heli-coil or timesert...id never be able to ride that bike without thinking it was coming apart at any time. Sucks but the time to fix it is now. Good luck

 

Thanks for that.

You’re right.

helicoil is an easy fix too.

Replaced the stator and the regulator.. still isn’t charging anyway so I might as well make another day of it and do everything right.

 

thanks for the Welcome. It’s good to be here

and you’re right. Nothing like that peace of mind that comes when you know everything is there