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Seat Hind Screw Question
09/27/09 at 19:24:48

I did some saddlebag adjusting and got them where I want them...when I reinstalled my seat, I noticed that the hind screw which threads into the rear fender would not line up thus not allowing me to thread it back in.

The two side screws are in tight. Also, the rear portion of the seat is wedged under the sissybar pad.

Is it crucial that this screw be installed?

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #1 - 09/27/09 at 19:29:03 Loosen the sides screws and try to line it up,Probably have to push seat forward
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False Illusion Full Member Offline Two digits down as we're passin'! Posts: 202 Dayton/Southwest Ohio Gender:	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #2 - 09/27/09 at 19:37:04 Thanks for the quick response, Bill...yep I loosened both sides and pushed...but to no avail.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #3 - 09/27/09 at 19:50:10 The hole can't be very far off. You can bend the side brackets just a bit, to get it to align.
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False Illusion Full Member Offline Two digits down as we're passin'! Posts: 202 Dayton/Southwest Ohio Gender:	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #4 - 09/27/09 at 20:02:59 Thanks Routy... I'll give that a go..
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TmackDaddy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 5	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #5 - 09/27/09 at 20:09:18 Ill tell ya, i had this same problem when i added my saddle bags. what i had to do to finally get it to line up right is sit on the sissy seat and wiggle around till it lined up. now granted i weigh 350 lbs so the plastic of the sissy seat was no match for my weight.
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Re: Seat Hind Screw Question
Reply #6 - 09/27/09 at 20:24:00

TmackDaddy wrote on 09/27/09 at 20:09:18:

so the plastic of the sissy seat was no match for my weight.

LOL

Thanks TmackDaddy...I was actually considering having my wife sit there...it doesn't have very far to go, but as you well know...this screw, just a few millimeters off... feels like 4 miles off!

PS...don't tell my wife! When I came in this evening from working on the bike, she had just finished her TAE BO FitnessTraining..Don't think its a good idea to ask her just yet... Grin

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Mr. Hyde Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 565 Kingston, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #7 - 09/28/09 at 05:24:55 Corbin apparently decided that the rear screw doesn't play a major safety role as they have excluded the bracket all together on their new Savage/S40 seat. When I had my Harley there wasn't even side screws just one on the back fender. Maybe securing the seat to the motorcycle is overrated.
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SimonTuffGuy Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline i like to thump... ;) Posts: 1159 Central PA Gender:	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #8 - 09/28/09 at 17:13:59 The seat isn't going to fall off if you don't have the rear screw installed. I ran without mine fairly often since it was easier to take the seat off (with the sissybar there) without having to remove that screw.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #9 - 09/29/09 at 10:50:55 Yep, rear screw helpful but not needed. I put a '06 one-piece seat on my '01 whcih had the 2 pc seat. Since I didn't want to drill the hole, I just put a rubber pad under the metal tab that sticks out of the seat so it wouldn't scratch the fender paint. Seat held in place fine with just the two side screws (bolts??)
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False Illusion Full Member Offline Two digits down as we're passin'! Posts: 202 Dayton/Southwest Ohio Gender:	Re: Seat Hind Screw Question Reply #10 - 09/29/09 at 17:59:43 Thanks guys...I agree. I just took the bike on a 60 mile round trip @ 70mph...and everything is fine. I appreciate all your input. Totally unrelated...Mr. Hyde, did you ever get to try Blue-Job on your exhaust?...just wondering...
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