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Seat Conversion

  • DreRuss
    DreRuss
    11 years ago

    Hi All,

    Have purchased a dual seat for my 883 and went to change over the weekend. Seemed like a simple task...unscrew and remove the standard one and then fit the new one. Unfortunately I encountered an issue with the screw over the rear fender…it’s totally fixed in place, can’t seem to unscrew.

    Is there a trick with this? Appreciate any advice you can give.

    Cheers,

    Dre

  • McGee
    McGee
    11 years ago
    I had trouble with mine. Ended up grabbing a pair of pliers and using them to hold the screwdriver. It made a huge pop and finally came off ha
  • trainman
    trainman
    11 years ago

    You might try some penetrating oil (WD40) and saturate the threads. Let sit over night and try to loosten again.

  • Giles
    Giles
    11 years ago
    Long Screw driver from Bunnings... more torque....
  • DreRuss
    DreRuss
    11 years ago
    Thank you all for the tips!

    Frustratingly the screw is now stripped.
  • brash
    brash
    11 years ago
    replace it with this one if you swap seats a lot.

    think it's called "quick release seat screw"

  • brash
    brash
    11 years ago
    some asshole might steal your seat while you are at the pub or something though.
  • DreRuss
    DreRuss
    11 years ago

    Thanks for the heads up Brash!

  • Stefs_cruiser
    Stefs_cruiser
    11 years ago

    Reverse grind a drill bit, and drill it out with a battery drill or similar, going backwards.

    the screw will heat up, and it will propably just come out by itself....

  • DreRuss
    DreRuss
    10 years ago
    All sorted and thanks for the tips!!
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