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1987 Electra Glide Shade Tree Build
After buying this '87 Electra Glide back in June this year, I have slowly accumulated a few parts. <br />
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Cass County Choppers rear axle kit; MotorTrike rake kit - 6 degree; Champion reverse kit; wheels and tires; and a few miscellaneous parts.<br />
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In true shade tree fashion, I built a Gantry Crane and bike stand. <br />
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After a Colorado vacation, another right knee injury, and now cataract surgery, I finally put the bike up on the stand yesterday in balmy 96 degree September weather. <br />
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I am not going to detail the tear-down -- all routine up to now. <br />
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By the week-end I should be ready to install the rear-end.
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Update on Shade Tree Build
After planning a fast and simple shade tree trike build, I am here in December and still not on the road. <br /><br />
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My first major delay came when I was trying to remove the swing arm pivot shaft. Of course, the manual says to simply remove the nut and lightly tap the shaft our. Well, the 1987 Electra Glide has a two piece pivot shaft with one side screwing into the other side of the shaft about half-way through the mount on the back of the transmission. Those two pieces were rusted together and it took major force to break them apart. On each side of the shaft there was a rubber coated bushing. That bushing was rusted to the actual pivot shaft on each side. There was no way to get either penetrating fluid or heat to the area. <br /><br />
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It took brute force to get one side of the shaft to pull through the actual swing arm bushing. The other side would not budge even when struck with a heavy metal mallet.<br />
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My concern was that I was going to gall and/or break the transmission mount.
Finally, I fabricated a press from an old bearing puller. I put the press between the frame and the swing arm and pushed the other side of the shaft out. No damage done to the transmission housing, thankfully. <br /><br />
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In replacing the pivot shaft I went to a one piece shaft. For reasons unknown to me, the shaft on the '87 model is 41/64". The bushings in the rear end kit are for a 3/4" shaft. Lost some time there while Cass County Choppers machined bushings to fit the '87. <br /><br />
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During all this build, my business has been very busy and I have had little free time to plan and wrench. Every time a I start to work, I have good intentions to take photos and update regularly.<br />
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Then I find that I have completed a stage of the build and have no photos. <br /><br />
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Finally did get the rear end installed and am waiting for the body kit to ship.
I am in the process of installing the Champion reverse gear kit and have the Motor Trike rake kit left to go.<br /><br />
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This is as the project sits currently. <br /><br />
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