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Posted by Pete
- February 06, 2016, 08:22:39 AMCutting a notch to ease removal is as cunning as a sack full of foxes, but it will leave exposed steel and promote rust. The exposed surfaces should be painted appropriately. Personally I wouldn't do this to a chromed part.
Posted by KEN.
- February 01, 2016, 00:52:38 AMHello All....Glad you liked the idea...Lets just share the wealth of ideas we come up with...
...I cut mine on the horizontal...but each to his own.....KEN.
Posted by Trall
- December 29, 2015, 17:02:29 PMQuote from: KEN. on December 26, 2015, 23:29:11 PMThat did the trick. Cutting the bolt shorter is a option but making it a slot/ notch is even better.I removed the exhaust side fender bracket & bolt, then slotted the lower bracket so you only need to loosen that bolt to remove the fender the next time...KEN.
I used a recipercating saw with metal blade and cut two lines from bottom edge to bolt hole. Then finished/ smoothed the edges with dremel grinder bit.
Thanks. Great idea.
Posted by Trall
- December 28, 2015, 09:30:37 AMQuote from: KEN. on December 26, 2015, 23:29:11 PMI removed the exhaust side fender bracket & bolt, then slotted the lower bracket so you only need to loosen that bolt to remove the fender the next time...KEN.
NOW WE ALL KNOW. Brilliant resolution.
Posted by pcarrell
- December 27, 2015, 08:55:09 AMQuote from: KEN. on December 26, 2015, 23:29:11 PMHEY!!!!! No fair using that "thinking" stuff against us! I'm calling a foul!!!!I removed the exhaust side fender bracket & bolt, then slotted the lower bracket so you only need to loosen that bolt to remove the fender the next time...KEN.
Posted by KEN.
- December 26, 2015, 23:29:11 PMI removed the exhaust side fender bracket & bolt, then slotted the lower bracket so you only need to loosen that bolt to remove the fender the next time...KEN.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 26, 2015, 14:18:40 PMYou could have used a dermal tool and cut it to fit? I did that with my sissy bar bolts.
Posted by Diddly squatt
- December 26, 2015, 13:12:07 PMSome talk about replacing the exhaust side fender bolt with a shorter one when it won't clear some exhausts. To save you newbee's (myself included) that might benefit from this some time in the hardware section, it is a M10/1.25 fine thread. The one I got uses a 17mm wrench. Mine was a 25mm (1 inch) and seems to work fine
Posted by Diddly squatt
- December 07, 2015, 19:02:43 PMI want to thank you all for all of the good info and tips. I feel more comfortable tackling this job now. I think I will replace the bolt with a stud & bolt or a shorter bolt for future convenience. Thanks again, Mike
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 06, 2015, 21:56:53 PM I have a really easy way to remove the rear wheel from the 800. But here I thought we were only removing the rear fender so did not go into that.
For removing the rear fender,
1. remove the seat,
2. remove the battery cover,
3. Unplug the connector under the seat, and feed it back to the fender,
4. remove the two small 8mm bolts on both sides of the fender,
5. I then remove the 2 bottom 12mm bolts, and as stated you may have to loosen your muffler bracket to get the clearance, to remove the bolt completely.
6. then you can remove the two upper 12mm bolts, I turn them out till almost out and then I get comfortable and remove them the last bit and the fender slides right out nice and easy.
If any one wants help with the rear wheel let me know.
Posted by Troll
- December 06, 2015, 21:22:37 PMSorry, that's instructions for a 1500...good to know, but won't help him with an 800
Posted by Trall
- December 06, 2015, 20:54:51 PMPosted by Trall
- December 06, 2015, 20:43:41 PMSomewhere on this site there is a how to for rear fender.
Also make sure you place a blanket or towel against the rear tire to protect your fender tip so when all your fender bolts are out and if your not ready it will fall to the floor.
Posted by Trall
- December 06, 2015, 20:37:08 PMQuote from: Diddly squatt on December 06, 2015, 18:26:06 PMNo, You don't I just removed mine for the paint shop last month on my 800.Does the exhaust need to be removed to remove that blasted, lower rear fender bolt? Is it necessary to replace the exhaust gaskets every time the exhaust is removed? Thanks for your help.. Mike
On the right side near the exhaust I took off the black long bracket that sandwiched between the exhaust pipe and fender.
The tough part was the one bolt has a Phillips head and really hard to get to it. I used a Harbor Frieght right angle screwdriver slowly but surly to get it out. Hope that helps.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 06, 2015, 19:37:56 PMWell it would depend on your exhaust system. I have the roadhouse exhaust, and I just have to loosen off the rear mounts on the muffler, I can reach the lower fender bolt with no problem, and I can turn it out all the way and enough to work the fender out, but if I want the bolt out completely then I need to loosen the rear muffler mount a bit to be able to give the muffler a bit of movement.