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rflnomad
02-16-2008, 07:56 PM
Hey, this is weird. Went for a ride yesterday and stopped to stretch for a bit.
Walked around the back and the turn signal assy was just ... hanging down by the wires. Yikes! I saw the bolts were still there and got the toolkit out quick. I removed the 8mm bolts holding the cover on the inside ( tire side) of the fender. THis cover kept the attaching bolts from totally falling out. Then I tightened the two 10mm bolts for the turn signal assy. I reinstalled the 8mm bolts and all is well. weird!?!?!?
Just something I wanted to pass on to fellow Nomad riders to check.
Oh yeah, It is a 2005 with 7200 miles. No mods except the official BD exhaust silencer removal.
02-16-2008, 08:25 PM
Wow, that is weird.Do you have a bell on your bike down low.Sounds like road gremlins.
ringadingh
02-16-2008, 08:36 PM
Glad to here you found it before you lost the hardware, On my bike, the bolt that holds my K&N air filter on keeps working loose. It fell off once when I was travelling down the highway, and I had to turn around and pick up (all scratched). Now its one of the things I check regularly.
rlfaubion
02-16-2008, 08:50 PM
Sounds like something they missed in "dealer prep".
naugaman
02-17-2008, 10:47 AM
I was doing some cleaning one day and noticed my turn lights were a little on the loose side. So I tightened them up. Also know that a little thread lock works wonders in keeping that from happening again.
ells
02-17-2008, 11:08 AM
Holy cow! I was ignoring this thread because mine is a '05 with only 7300 miles on it so figured,... okay my dumb - I'm headed to the garage right now. Thanks
jeepers
02-17-2008, 11:15 AM
Glad you didn't lose it. I will be sure to check mine before my next ride.
watchman
02-17-2008, 12:01 PM
Time for the loose rear turn signal thread. There is a steel spacer the bolts go through to secure the truns signals to the bike and they are about 1/6 of an inch to long. Remove the bolts and push the spacers out of the rubber grommets. File/grind about 1/6 of an inch off of the spacers and reinstall using blue lock tight on the bolts. This will stop the turn signals from shaking while going down the road.
dogdoc
02-18-2008, 06:01 PM
AND SOME LOCK TITE TOO.