Harley-Davidson® Tools and Products

We'd like to take a moment and go through the essential tool group. This is a list of minimal tools you'll need to perform maintenance on these touring models. Oil filter strap wrench, brake bleeding tools, not only to push but to pull brake fluid. Fuel valve maintenance rule require extra fuel lines, fuel tank plugs and a plastic set of shutoff pliers. WD 40 as a common lubricant. Loctite's thread sealant paste, a small magnet to retrieve anything you may drop. Small picks, not only 90 but straight in order to pull out old rings and gaskets. You'll need an assortment of screwdrivers not only straight, but Philips in an assortment of sizes and shank length. You'll need a file for brake pad maintenance. Handled torx bits are very helpful. You'll need a soft hammer, a steel hammer and a hand impact. You'll meet extended length ball Allen's. A T handle Allen. You also need an assortment of straight Allen bits. An assortment of torx or star style bits. Keep good quality cleaners handy. You'll need them throughout a regular service A volt meter showing not only AC but DC voltage. You'll need an assortment of spark plug sockets for spark plug maintenance. A 10 millimeter 12 point socket deep is critical for caliper removal. You'll need standard 12 point sockets and standard six point sockets, Staplers clamps for fuel line replacement. And the staplers clamp crimping tool. An inch and three eights offset wrench is used for top fork tube caps. Although they're 33 millimeter, we find this wrench works very well. You want an assortment of torque wrenches. Inch pound, foot-pound, standard ratchets and not only three eights but quarter inch configuration. Extensions for your three eights and quarter inch ratchets are also helpful. Engine seven sixteens, rear axle on the newer dressers. You'll need an assortment ranging from probably 15 sixteenths down to five sixteenths of standard wrenches, American SAE. A 10 millimeter wrench. All our battery connections to the battery are 10 millimeter. You want an assortment of pliers. Cutters, standard, needle nose and retaining ring. An air pressure gauge and an air pressure filler combo is always helpful. You'll need a low pressure suspension pump. An air gun, good quality brake parts cleaner, paper towels. Little electrical tape to mark things if need be. A permanent marker, a pen and a pencil, keep a pad handy. It's nice to make notes. You can never get lost that way. Tie wraps not only four inch, Harley's double loop but the six inch, will be required for the service. Let's take a minute and review some of the products and supplies that we use in our shop and we recommend. Harley Davidson service manuals. Buy the Harley Davidson service manual and parts book for your model. Not only year but model specific. K&N air cleaners are a good replacement for a stock Harley Davidson air filter element. Battery Tender brand battery chargers. Great for keeping the battery right up to snuff. We use Harley Davidson or we use K&N oil filters. We use Spectro brand parts cleaner. We use Harley Davidson's fluids, brake fluids or their synthetic engine lubricant. We like Spectro brand cleaners, detailers and polishers. A company called RMF also makes a nice bike wash. When it comes to spark plugs for your Harley Davidson model, Harley Davidson or Screamin' Eagle spark plugs only. There is no substitute. Spectro products dot five brake fluid. Spectro primary chain case, synthetic gear lube. Spectro engine oils, Spectro, fork oil. Very important product and company, Loctite. They make a Viper Lube synthetic grease in an aerosol form. They make a chain cable lubricant in aerosol form. Viper Lube in a tube for neck bearings, wheel bearings. Anti-seize in bulk. Loctite, clean and prep for bolts and fastener adhesion. The anti-seize in a stick now, which is a neat little product we'll get into later. Stick form of medium strength blue Loctite also in the liquid form. Stick form of red high strength Loctite also in the liquid form.