Overview of Tools You Need to Fix Your Harley

Let's take a moment and review some of the tools you use for these procedures. The Phoenix injection system, 3/8 ratchet, deep sockets in 12 point and six point configurations. You'll need torque wrenches, both foot pounds and inch pounds. You'll want a 1/2 inch drive ratchet, along with 3/8 drive ratchet, 1/4 inch drive ratchet, a number of extensions. You'll need adapters from 1/2 inch to 3/8. You'll need a hand full of wrenches, both short, metric and long style handles. You'll need flange pliers, you'll need conventional pliers, retaining ring pliers, safety glasses, vice grips. You'll need electrical tape. You'll want an assortment of Torx bits, Allen bits. Some of the Allen's you will need in metric. You'll want large Allen's, you'll want T-handle Allen's. You'll also need Phillips straight blade and I do like to use a torque style screwdriver handled tool. You'll want long configuration screwdrivers. Again, some of em covered with a rubber hose to protect chrome and painted surfaces. You'll need specialty tools, such as a fork tube cap socket and a palm ratchet. You'll want a metal ruler or scale. You'll also need a wheel seal puller. You'll need a belt tension gauge, you'll need a shock spanner adjuster wrench. You'll need a tool to remove excessive fork fluid when the manual calls for that procedure to be done that way. You want steel tapered bars. This one we used when we did front axle alignment. You can also use a 7/16 drill bit. You'll need a hand impact driver for fasteners that are frozen or torqued to a high foot pound setting. You'll want a spark plug gap gauge, you'll need a wire gauge for wheel alignment, on certain models. If you're doing a fall away procedure you'll want a long length of wire as a pointer to the front fender. You'll need hammers in conventional steel and rubber dead blow styles. You'll want straps, safety is a priority. You'll want a wheel bearing packer. You'll also need an oil filter wrench. Again, these tools are just a sample of what you may use, or what you may prefer, when doing service on your Harley-Davidson motorcycle. One of the most important tools I feel you'll need will be a factory authorized service manual. Loctite products, they make a number of thread lockers, Anti-Seize in stick and liquid configuration. They make Klean N' Prime, they make a Freeze & Release product for frozen hardware. They make Hi-Tack Stick, Disc Brake Quiet Stick and all the lubricants and grease you'll need for proper servicing.