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Cruiser
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| I have tightened my lower wind deflectors to the point I am afraid I am either going to strip something or break something and they still tend to move, especially under hard acceleration.
Does anyone have a fix for this? I have thought about ruffing up the shaft of the deflector and the clamp but I don't want to remove any additional material.
The defectors stay closed fine, it's when they are turned in, channeling air inward that they tend to close themselves. I have even thought about attaching little cables to lock them in the "warm weather" position.
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Iron Butt
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| I'm wondering if you're tightening them properly. There are two screws showing. The screw toward the front is the one that locks the clamp down. The screw toward the rear is the adjuster. To tighten the clamp you want to slightly back out the adjuster screw and then snug up the front screw. Is this how you're doing it or are you just trying to tighten the front one?
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Cruiser
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Orlando | marcparnes - 2012-04-05 12:47 PM I'm wondering if you're tightening them properly. There are two screws showing. The screw toward the front is the one that locks the clamp down. The screw toward the rear is the adjuster. To tighten the clamp you want to slightly back out the adjuster screw and then snug up the front screw. Is this how you're doing it or are you just trying to tighten the front one? Marc +1 I had to loosen mine some. |
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Cruiser
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| marcparnes - 2012-04-05 9:47 AM
I'm wondering if you're tightening them properly. There are two screws showing. The screw toward the front is the one that locks the clamp down. The screw toward the rear is the adjuster. To tighten the clamp you want to slightly back out the adjuster screw and then snug up the front screw. Is this how you're doing it or are you just trying to tighten the front one?
Marc
I have made sure the camp is snug and tight before tightening the set screw, so I am set there. I am scared that if I tighten the set screw any further that its going to strip, and the deflectors still move under hard acceleration. |
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Iron Butt
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| You're doing it backwards. You want to loosen the adjusting screw in order to tighten the deflector. If you like please give me a call and I'll walk you through it. 714-842-9210.
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Cruiser
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| I have done that, I have loosed both the hold down and set screw, torqued the hold down then set the "adjustment" screw.
I have also tried it the other way to try to get more clamping force on the set "adjustment" screw. I get better results in making sure that cap is firmly secure before setting the "adjustment" screw. I have even disassembled and cleaned the whole assembly up a could of times. I need something to create more friction between the clamp and the hinge pin over what the adjustment screw can provide. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 802
| As an experiment try the following. Screw both adjustment screws all the way out. Or just remove them. Now tighten the clamp holding screws (forward ones). This is as tight as the clamp can be. See if the deflector is tight now. If it isn't then I would imagine that the clamp top plate is bent. If you call we can do it over the phone together and figure out what is causing it not to tighten if it is still not tight. You should not have to do anything like creating more friction if it is functioning like it should. There is a reason why it isn't working besides how it is installed and adjusted. There isn't a whole lot to it.
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Cruiser
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Raleigh, NC | Only slightly off topic, but how well do these work? I live in NC and even now can feel the heat. I am considering these as my best fix. Thank in advance for the insight. |
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Cruiser
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Durango, Colorado | Get them, they work magnificently. Just dont use your boots to adjust, they (the clear lexan ones) tend to crack if handled roughly. Cycleops has billet ones in chrome and matching colors. Bullet proof! paulhu |
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Visionary
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Central Maryland | Firejedi - 2012-04-11 1:31 PM
Only slightly off topic, but how well do these work? I live in NC and even now can feel the heat. I am considering these as my best fix. Thank in advance for the insight.
They work VERY well. Get them. |
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Tourer
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Bay of Gigs, WA | JB Weld. |
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Cruiser
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| Im in NC as well. Worked great over this so called winter. Now using them for the heat.....LOVE them!
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Tightening lower wind deflectors