I've got a couple of days off work this week, so I started to strip down the forks to get them to the powder coaters along with my bars. I thought that I'd strip the callipers too and get them ready to do a mock up to see if everything would fit together.
That's when I found out that not all Harley fasteners are good ol' imperial sizes. My allen keys wouldn't fit, nor would any of my sockets when I tried to replace the brake pads.
A bit of research on the net and I discovered that the forks are made by Showa in Japan and therefore have metric fasteners. I'm not sure if the threads on the brake mounting bolts are metric or imperial or if its just the heads. There are some metric threads on the spindle retaining clamp so I'll order some stainless ones for that. Then there are the mud-guard bolts! Are they metric or imperial? I've bought a bob front guard on e-bay so no doubt will have to order new fasteners for that too.
Off to the tool shop soon to buy some metric sockets.
That's when I found out that not all Harley fasteners are good ol' imperial sizes. My allen keys wouldn't fit, nor would any of my sockets when I tried to replace the brake pads.
A bit of research on the net and I discovered that the forks are made by Showa in Japan and therefore have metric fasteners. I'm not sure if the threads on the brake mounting bolts are metric or imperial or if its just the heads. There are some metric threads on the spindle retaining clamp so I'll order some stainless ones for that. Then there are the mud-guard bolts! Are they metric or imperial? I've bought a bob front guard on e-bay so no doubt will have to order new fasteners for that too.
Off to the tool shop soon to buy some metric sockets.
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