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EURO GEARS - Started Install Yesterday!
I thought I would Start A New Thread On My Install Of The Euro Gears!
So I started the " Installation " Yesterday and WOW !
Very first thing I started with was the Speed Sensor Bolt removal and re-Installation !
I figured I would start with that ..
Because if I could not remove the washer needed to make the speedometer
work then I would not do the rest of it! LOL
( I Was NOT going to remove all the electronics, battery, ECU, Shock and Plastic Ect )
Just to remove ONE Bolt !!! No Way !!!
HERE WE GO ! PART ONE! ( Will Update As I Go ! )
1. Remove Bolt For Speed Sensor - 4-5 Hours !
Well this took better part of a day ! With Beer Breaks, Swearing, Talking to other MC People.
A. Make a 5MM Hex Wrench that will fit in the VERY SMALL Area you have to work with!
I cut down a cheap 5mm but this didn't work!
Because of the angle the bolt! Also because of the 5mm wrench was very short!
And Because of MY BIG FINGERS ! There was NO WAY to get the wrench to turn!
B. Had a 5mm BIT that fit ! ( 3/4 Inch Long Maybe )
Because of the angle the bolt! Also because of the 5mm BIT was kinda long!
And Because of MY BIG FINGERS ! There was NO WAY to get a wrench on the BIT to turn it !
OR The BIT would Fall OUT of the bolt every time you tried !!
C. MAKE a 5mm BIT that was 3/8 Long ! Out of the 5mm Wrench ! ( HAS TO BE 3/8 in LONG ! )
Because of the angle the bolt and Because of MY BIG FINGERS !
There was NO WAY to get a wrench on the BIT to turn it !
OR The BIT would Fall OUT of the bolt every time you tried !
D. Take Home made 3/8 inch Bit and Duct Tape it to 5mm Mini Closed End Wrench!
YOU HAVE TO USE A MINI CLOSED END WRENCH !
BECAUSE THERE IS NO ROOM BETWEEN THE PLASTIC AND THE BOLT !!!!!!!!!!
Like: http://www.fasttech.com/product/1451309-h5511-10-pieces-of-metal-combination-wrench
By doing this I was able to get the Mini 5mm BIT I made to "stay on" the Mini wrench! and NOT fall Off !
I THOUGHT AFTER DOING THIS MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GLUE IT ON!
But the DUCT TAPE Was Working !
BUT ! There was Still NO ROOM to get a grip on the wrench to turn it !!!
SO .. I had to "BEND" The Mini Wrench a little to make room for my fingers! ( See Pic )
I had to use a large flat head screw driver to " HOLD " the Mini BIT and Wrench
On to the BOLT Wile Turning the Wrench ! So it would Not " POP OUT " Wile Turning it !
FINALLY ! I was able to turn the bolt !!
TO MY DISMAY !
It had LOCTITE on the bolt!
Also You Could Only Turn The Bolt 1/4 to 1/8 Turn ? Maybe At A time !!
Because of the LOCTITE I was UNABLE To Use A Long Needle Nose Pliers! To Turn The Bolt!
So after all that !
I had to turn the bolt 1/4 to 1/8 Turn and remove the wrench!
replace the wrench on the bolt turn it 1/4 to 1/8 then remove the wrench.
replace the wrench on the bolt turn it 1/4 to 1/8 then remove the wrench.
99% OF THE TIME USING A NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS TO REMOVE THE WRENCH!
ECT ECT ECT ECT ECT 100's of times ! OMG OMG OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TO TOP IT ALL OFF THEY USED A HUGE LONG BOLT !!!!!
Soooo .. after 100's of turns of the bolt it was too long to get the wrench back on it !!
And it was still not off !
Soooo ... I ended up taking a big screw driver and "bending the Plastic"
and removing / scraping some of the heat shield on the plastic to make room!
FINALLY ! I was able to remove the bolt !! And Get The WASHER Out !
WOW ! OK THEN I THOUGHT TO MY SELF!
WHY THE HELL AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF! THIS CAN NOT BE WORTH IT!
AND HOW THE HELL AM I GOING TO GET IT BACK IN !
Ok now I got this far there no turning back now !
PART TWO - REINSTALL BOLT FOR SPEED SENSOR.
OK I CAN MAKE THIS PART KINDA SHORT ! LOL
I Found a bolt that was 1/2 to 3/4 in sorter then the Original !!!
Still a 5mm Hex head. ( Figured it would be easier to install ) And Was!
I but the bolt into the sensor and was able to use my wrench "start" the Bolt into the threads.
Then I used the Screw Driver to "HOLD" the Mini 3/8 in 5mm BIT into the BOLT
And used an OPEN END MINI WRENCH that I made longer by taping a Allen wrench on it !
And was able to screw the Bolt all the way in !
Quicker this time because the bolt was shorter !
And Because the Wrench was an OPEN END this time!
There was NO need to keep removing the Bit and Wrench every time!
I think if you Super Glued the 3/8 in long Home Made Hex BIT into the BOLT!
This would have been MUCH easier to reinstall ! No Screw Driver Needed !
Also After doing this ..
I think if I had MADE the longer wrench and used it for removal
Like I did for re-install it may have gone a little quicker !
I hope this write-up helps anyone considering doing this!
To NEVER DO THIS ! LOL And PAY Someone to do it ! LOL
PARTS NEEDED >
1. Home Made : 5mm 3/8 in Long hex Bit.
2. Mini 5mm Closed End Wrench
3. Mini 5mm Open End Wrench - Make Longer !!!
4. RAG TO STUFF AREA AROUND BOLT TO CATCH 5mm BIT !!!
( Can not Stress How Important #4 Is !!! )
5. Duct Tape
6. A Lot of Time and Patience !!
Ok .. So that was the Longest Write up on removing a Single Bolt !!
Ever in the history of man kind!
PART 3 - Removing stuff to get Mufflers off !
A. Remove Right Side Floorboard - Simple ! LOL Remove "C" Clip And Bolt.
B. Remove Floorboard Bracket - Two Bolts - Done!
C. Remove leather Bags to get a bolts for muffler.
D. Remove Bolts at Engine for muffler! - Again NO ROOM ! FFS ! OMG !
E. Figure a way to get at the freaking bolts off for the muffler!'
F. Use 1/4 Socket and a 1/4 swivel extension to remove bolt by radiator!
G. DROP BOLT INTO ENGINE - CAN NOT FIND ! OMG ! SCREW THIS I QUIT !
QUIT FOR THE DAY !!
I thought I would Start A New Thread On My Install Of The Euro Gears!
So I started the " Installation " Yesterday and WOW !
Very first thing I started with was the Speed Sensor Bolt removal and re-Installation !
I figured I would start with that ..
Because if I could not remove the washer needed to make the speedometer
work then I would not do the rest of it! LOL
( I Was NOT going to remove all the electronics, battery, ECU, Shock and Plastic Ect )
Just to remove ONE Bolt !!! No Way !!!
HERE WE GO ! PART ONE! ( Will Update As I Go ! )
1. Remove Bolt For Speed Sensor - 4-5 Hours !
Well this took better part of a day ! With Beer Breaks, Swearing, Talking to other MC People.
A. Make a 5MM Hex Wrench that will fit in the VERY SMALL Area you have to work with!
I cut down a cheap 5mm but this didn't work!
Because of the angle the bolt! Also because of the 5mm wrench was very short!
And Because of MY BIG FINGERS ! There was NO WAY to get the wrench to turn!
B. Had a 5mm BIT that fit ! ( 3/4 Inch Long Maybe )
Because of the angle the bolt! Also because of the 5mm BIT was kinda long!
And Because of MY BIG FINGERS ! There was NO WAY to get a wrench on the BIT to turn it !
OR The BIT would Fall OUT of the bolt every time you tried !!
C. MAKE a 5mm BIT that was 3/8 Long ! Out of the 5mm Wrench ! ( HAS TO BE 3/8 in LONG ! )
Because of the angle the bolt and Because of MY BIG FINGERS !
There was NO WAY to get a wrench on the BIT to turn it !
OR The BIT would Fall OUT of the bolt every time you tried !
D. Take Home made 3/8 inch Bit and Duct Tape it to 5mm Mini Closed End Wrench!
YOU HAVE TO USE A MINI CLOSED END WRENCH !
BECAUSE THERE IS NO ROOM BETWEEN THE PLASTIC AND THE BOLT !!!!!!!!!!
Like: http://www.fasttech.com/product/1451309-h5511-10-pieces-of-metal-combination-wrench
By doing this I was able to get the Mini 5mm BIT I made to "stay on" the Mini wrench! and NOT fall Off !
I THOUGHT AFTER DOING THIS MAYBE IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GLUE IT ON!
But the DUCT TAPE Was Working !
BUT ! There was Still NO ROOM to get a grip on the wrench to turn it !!!
SO .. I had to "BEND" The Mini Wrench a little to make room for my fingers! ( See Pic )
I had to use a large flat head screw driver to " HOLD " the Mini BIT and Wrench
On to the BOLT Wile Turning the Wrench ! So it would Not " POP OUT " Wile Turning it !
FINALLY ! I was able to turn the bolt !!
TO MY DISMAY !
It had LOCTITE on the bolt!
Also You Could Only Turn The Bolt 1/4 to 1/8 Turn ? Maybe At A time !!
Because of the LOCTITE I was UNABLE To Use A Long Needle Nose Pliers! To Turn The Bolt!
So after all that !
I had to turn the bolt 1/4 to 1/8 Turn and remove the wrench!
replace the wrench on the bolt turn it 1/4 to 1/8 then remove the wrench.
replace the wrench on the bolt turn it 1/4 to 1/8 then remove the wrench.
99% OF THE TIME USING A NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS TO REMOVE THE WRENCH!
ECT ECT ECT ECT ECT 100's of times ! OMG OMG OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TO TOP IT ALL OFF THEY USED A HUGE LONG BOLT !!!!!
Soooo .. after 100's of turns of the bolt it was too long to get the wrench back on it !!
And it was still not off !
Soooo ... I ended up taking a big screw driver and "bending the Plastic"
and removing / scraping some of the heat shield on the plastic to make room!
FINALLY ! I was able to remove the bolt !! And Get The WASHER Out !
WOW ! OK THEN I THOUGHT TO MY SELF!
WHY THE HELL AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF! THIS CAN NOT BE WORTH IT!
AND HOW THE HELL AM I GOING TO GET IT BACK IN !
Ok now I got this far there no turning back now !
PART TWO - REINSTALL BOLT FOR SPEED SENSOR.
OK I CAN MAKE THIS PART KINDA SHORT ! LOL
I Found a bolt that was 1/2 to 3/4 in sorter then the Original !!!
Still a 5mm Hex head. ( Figured it would be easier to install ) And Was!
I but the bolt into the sensor and was able to use my wrench "start" the Bolt into the threads.
Then I used the Screw Driver to "HOLD" the Mini 3/8 in 5mm BIT into the BOLT
And used an OPEN END MINI WRENCH that I made longer by taping a Allen wrench on it !
And was able to screw the Bolt all the way in !
Quicker this time because the bolt was shorter !
And Because the Wrench was an OPEN END this time!
There was NO need to keep removing the Bit and Wrench every time!
I think if you Super Glued the 3/8 in long Home Made Hex BIT into the BOLT!
This would have been MUCH easier to reinstall ! No Screw Driver Needed !
Also After doing this ..
I think if I had MADE the longer wrench and used it for removal
Like I did for re-install it may have gone a little quicker !
I hope this write-up helps anyone considering doing this!
To NEVER DO THIS ! LOL And PAY Someone to do it ! LOL
PARTS NEEDED >
1. Home Made : 5mm 3/8 in Long hex Bit.
2. Mini 5mm Closed End Wrench
3. Mini 5mm Open End Wrench - Make Longer !!!
4. RAG TO STUFF AREA AROUND BOLT TO CATCH 5mm BIT !!!
( Can not Stress How Important #4 Is !!! )
5. Duct Tape
6. A Lot of Time and Patience !!
Ok .. So that was the Longest Write up on removing a Single Bolt !!
Ever in the history of man kind!
PART 3 - Removing stuff to get Mufflers off !
A. Remove Right Side Floorboard - Simple ! LOL Remove "C" Clip And Bolt.
B. Remove Floorboard Bracket - Two Bolts - Done!
C. Remove leather Bags to get a bolts for muffler.
D. Remove Bolts at Engine for muffler! - Again NO ROOM ! FFS ! OMG !
E. Figure a way to get at the freaking bolts off for the muffler!'
F. Use 1/4 Socket and a 1/4 swivel extension to remove bolt by radiator!
G. DROP BOLT INTO ENGINE - CAN NOT FIND ! OMG ! SCREW THIS I QUIT !
QUIT FOR THE DAY !!
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