Man, so my recently purchased XB9S is full of surprises. First discover was the pulsating front brake lever (working on that), next was the corrosion-filled rear cylinder coil boot, and last night an unusual one...for me at least:
So, attempting & VERY EXCITED to do my new rotor & EBR hardware kit when the last bolt gave me big problems. It was especially tight, compared to the rest, and at about 3/4-out is began to get extremely difficult to back-out. As it started getting harder I decided to let it sit 10 minutes, thinking maybe it was heating-up causing friction, nope...went back at it and stripped-out the torx head. D'OH!!! Pissed. So, half-way through drilling it out my drill lost power because I left the charger at a friends (no fault of my bike on that one!).
Very frustrating. Anyone ever experience the mysterious tightening bold upon removal? I can't think of a more frustrating task than drilling-out stripped bolts. Uhg.
On a better note, I've got a new coil on order from St. Paul Harley Davidson, only $40 for a new unit!
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