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Message started by mrplease on 07/22/09 at 12:05:00

Title: technical question
Post by mrplease on 07/22/09 at 12:05:00

what is the best way to remove the screw caps without damaging them on a 2005 s40?

like the 4 caps that are on the handle bar clamps? plus these caps are all over the bike. i know the savages don't have these caps, only the boulevards do.

Title: Re: technical question
Post by sakara on 07/22/09 at 12:17:27

On all bikes I've worked on, just be slow and patient, and gently work them out going around with the thinnest thing ya got. You don't want to pry the things off just my cranking on one side only. I use my pocket knife/leatherman personally.

Title: Re: technical question
Post by Serowbot on 07/22/09 at 17:15:19

Savages had them too,... it's just that we've lost most of them by now...

Do what Sakara said,.... Slow gentle prying with a pocket knife around the edges and then ,..pop! off she comes...

Title: Re: technical question
Post by JohnBoy on 07/23/09 at 13:02:45

lots of experience here!
Start with the thinnest blade you can find and "gently" raise one side, then remove the blade and replace it with a like thickness piece of metal or plastiic. A feeler gauge works well. With that side supported repeat the process on the other side. As you increase the thickness of your blade and your spacers, you will walk the cap up and out of the hole. It takes a little longer but it has been a long time since I broke one.

Title: Re: technical question
Post by matt on 08/12/09 at 09:45:58

dont try finger nails, ouch.