ShaggyCRMC
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How on earth do you get these off?? The picture is looking up from the ground looking at the sissy bar. 2005 Chopper.
Sissy bar removal
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roadie1389
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That's the wrong style bolt for the SSBs. It should have an Allen bolt. You need to find a thinwall socket (get a cheap one and grind it down). OR you can try drill a hole and use an easyout.
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ShaggyCRMC
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I was hoping there was some magic big dog tool! LMAO. Thanks.
ShaggyCRMC
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I will as soon as I get these out.
SKOGDOG
One of the old ones.
What Eric said—get a cheap socket and grind the walls down. If some yahoo got a socket in there to install it, you can get it out!! I’d recommend a 6 point socket instead of a 12.
Get a hardened Allen for replacement, as they can tend to break because the sissy bar flexes a bit and can snap a bolt from time to time. I never use loctite on them either—ask how I found out about that!!
Get a hardened Allen for replacement, as they can tend to break because the sissy bar flexes a bit and can snap a bolt from time to time. I never use loctite on them either—ask how I found out about that!!
12 Pt sockets are generally thinner walled. See if you can find a 1/4 Drive - 12 Point Socket and see if it will fit
SKOGDOG
One of the old ones.
My thought was that those fasteners tend to rust in place and can be quite tight, so the 6 point would have less chance of rounding the points off the bolt. You’re right—-probably a new 1/4 drive high quality 6 point socket might have thinner walls and be a better fit.
And hope the guy didn’t use red loctite. But anyone who would use a hex head bolt in that application probably couldn’t even spell hex head.
Jersey Big Mike
100K mile club
Use heat just in case they did use locktite.
ShaggyCRMC
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Got it off, was easy after finding a socket that would fit in there. Replaced with some allens. Now it's for sale!