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Surfsofa
Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2016 - 02:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
A friend of mine in the UK is trying to remove the top box rack from my XT (which I'm selling if anyone in the UK/Europe is reading).

Non metric tools are not easily found in the UK, and he's unsure of the size of the bolt head in this photo. Can anyone with this rack on their X/XT please share what size this one is?


Top rack bolts
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Wileecoyote
Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2016 - 10:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Appears to be 1/2 inch, believe a 12 mm will get her.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 08:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If it's 1/2", it's a 13mm match. 12mm will work on a 7/16".
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Tootal
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 09:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
If they don't have something that will work it's probably a 9/16". 13mm is so close to 1/2" it wouldn't be a problem but 9/16" might be. It's .062" bigger than 1/2" and 14mm is only .039" bigger so it's right between 14mm and 15mm.
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Court
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 10:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
6" Crescent
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Panhead_dan
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 10:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Metric or sae Court?

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Wileecoyote
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 11:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
He said 6 inch..........
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Tootal
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 11:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
A cheap sloppy 14mm wrench might work or a 6 point 15mm.

6 inches = 15.24cm
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Yo_barry
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 11:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The bolt attaching the top rack to the underneath side of the passenger handle is a 1/2 inch.

Barry
Hollister, CA
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Tootal
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 11:47 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
I just went out and looked at my 06 X and it's different than yours. The bigger bolt that screws into the bottom of the grab bar is 1/2" or 13mm. It's either different than yours or I'm looking at the wrong part. Maybe a picture from further away might help.
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Tootal
Posted on Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 11:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Nevermind! I found it. Your picture makes it look bigger and that confused me. I know, it doesn't take much!
It's 3/8". I put a socket on it. That's 9.5 mm so I understand your problem.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Monday, August 01, 2016 - 08:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The mix of SAE and metric does get annoying working on a Buell. I wish HD had just gone metric, but I understand why they didn't.
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Surfsofa
Posted on Monday, August 01, 2016 - 03:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Thanks all. Very helpful.
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