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delly2

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hey how the hell do you get the slotted bolt out? and where can i get the new bolt plug from?a flathead screw driver isnt cutting it... thanks guys
 
Raywood

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Are you talking about the "Tappet Screen" bolt????

Mine came with a nice chrome 6 pt bolt head. My old Harley had the slotted screw and I think my old 03 BD did.
We have the same models so in this pic the slotted screw is to the oil pump and the 6 pt bolt right at the date stamp and side of the lifter block is the Tappet Screen. You just need a 5/16ths socket!

 
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delly2

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yes the tappet screen bolt,but mine is a slotted screw,i want to replace it with the bolt you have ray.. where can i get that?
 
Raywood

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delly said:
yes the tappet screen bolt,but mine is a slotted screw,i want to replace it with the bolt you have ray.. where can i get that?
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Thats the one that came stock with mine but I would guess that any major motorcycle mail order catalog would have it.

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CCRainman

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Delly, I have the tool. Where are you in NJ? I can lend it to you. Don't butcher the slot, then you'll have more problems. You can buy the new hex head probably at a HD or bike shop. You can also get it from any of the catalogs.
 
V

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If you buy the socket it will be called a "drag Link" socket. But if you're going to switch to the hex head plug I don't know that I would buy the socket for a one time use. Just my thought:D


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woodbutcher

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instead of putting in a hex head, why not just go ahead and put in an oil pressure guage and kill two birds with one stone????????????/
 
V

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Rainman you are correct. I was talking about a socket that has a 11/16" blade like a screwdriver like in your picture. Its used in heavy truck front ends on the drag links.

The 08 has hex heads on all three plugs now FYI


Thanks V
 
CCRainman

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V said:
Rainman you are correct. I was talking about a socket that has a 11/16" blade like a screwdriver like in your picture. Its used in heavy truck front ends on the drag links.

The 08 has hex heads on all three plugs now FYI


Thanks V
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Their getting smarter at the puppy mill. Those tappet nuts are a pain in the ass to get off without that tool. I'm glad they went to the hex nuts.
 
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delly2

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cc, thanks for offering your tool but there are other slotted nuts on the bike so im probobly better off just picking a tool up..but thanks anyway.. jim
 
CCRainman

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delly said:
cc, thanks for offering your tool but there are other slotted nuts on the bike so im probobly better off just picking a tool up..but thanks anyway.. jim
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Your better off changing all thos enuts out to the hex ones. Make life a lot easier.
 
rhinoevans

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I was actually able to break mine loose with a socket flat head screwdriver tip, not as big as I would have liked, and only after totally destroying the slotted oil plug that was in my 2002. I hope the local motorcycle shop has a nice chrome hex one, or else order a $8 part and pay $9 for shipping.:lol:
 
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