do they need to be replaced

[cuznjohn]

i am a big guy working in a tight space so it is not easy for me to get under the bike, so here are some pictures of the hemi link it has a 3 on it but no dot what do you think does it need to be replaced
http://s572.photobucket.com/user/cuznjohn/library/hemi links

 

[NancysToy]

Only the ones with a "4" and no dot are to be replaced under the service bulletin.

 

[Bob Denman]

John, I'm seeing a "3"... :thumbup:

 

[Chupaca]

Looks like..!!

Your good to go..!! hyea:

 

[billybovine]

Hey you got a HEMI in that thing!!!:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

Sorry I just could not resist. :joke:

 

[SNOOPY]

Can someone explain what this is about for a new guy? :hun:

 

[Bob Denman]

If you click on his picutres link; they show you the link htat connects the Anti-SwayBar to the A-arms. The 2013 bikes gat hit with a bad batch of those that would break...
IF your Heim joints, (Tie-rods, end-links... whatever you call them...), has a "4" and I believe, no dot on the, BRP will get you a new set...

 

[SNOOPY]

Is this on all models?

Can this be seen without removing panels?

I just bought a '13, but it was assembled in April so it could possibly have this.

 

[Bob Denman]

Yup! Any of the 2013s...
You kind of have to crawl up under the bike, and take a good look at them to see if they out of the suspected batch...
Or.... Just order up a set of BajaRon's links and you'll have the best ones that are available! :thumbup:

 

[SNOOPY]

Thanks, this is good info.:thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

...And the links that Ron sells are even better! nojoke

 

[SNOOPY]

I'm not sure who that is?

 

[Bob Denman]

BajaRon...
He sells all sorts of good stuff for Spyders
Spark plug wires (A must-have!)
Anti-SwayBars (Another Must-have...)
The aforementioned Heim links (Yup!)

plus: spark plugs, oil, oil filters, helmets, jackets, raingear... (I know that I'm missing a bunch of them!)
He's the guy that you need to start having your paycheck forwarded to!

 

[SNOOPY]

Lol, not to run the thread off track, but how much difference can spark plug wires make...are factory wires that bad?

In the car biz, wires don't make any difference unless you are upgrading the whole spark system.

 

[Bob Denman]

Ron could tell you the exact reasons for it; but the OEM wires just don't seem to hold up very well...
If you're going to be checking your plugs; you're liable to bugger up the wire ends just by trying to remove them during this operation.. :shocked:

 

[SNOOPY]

Ok, so just replacing cheaply made wires. :thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

Yup! :thumbup:
If you look around a littl beit; he's posted a lot of information in here about the differences between the OEMs, and his plugwires.
But you only really need to see them side by side once, to know what you should do... :2thumbs:

 

[SNOOPY]

Only the ones with a "4" and no dot are to be replaced under the service bulletin.

Just checked mine an hour ago.


#4...and I see no kind of dot. :banghead:

 

[cuznjohn]

baharon

i had the sway bar changed when the bike was being put together so i don't know the difference there but the elka shocks made some difference in the bike with the first long ride i did today now the bike goes in monday for new ball joints and alignment but as soon as i get the bike back i am going to travel the hour and a half to the closest dealer that does the laser alignment and have that done . but the shocks made a really big difference over the stock ones

 

[Bob Denman]

Snoopy... :shocked:
Forget the dealer; just call Ron! :thumbup: