Bowed fame crossmember

[al704]

Removed body and noticed cross member is bowed up a little under 3/16, appears PO may have done it attempting to jack up the trike. I'm sure I can get the bow out put wondering if I should reinforce it.

 

[Papa Zook]

I would not be concerned with reinforcing it. If it were mine, I'd just straighten out the bow. Have you tried standing on the crossbar center and see if you can "persuade" it back into place?

 

[Sidecarbill]

Leave it be.You wouldn't know it was there if you didn't take the body off.

 

[Papa Zook]

Leave it be.You wouldn't know it was there if you didn't take the body off.

Obviously you're not OCD Bill.... I would know its there hiding under the body.

 

[Sidecarbill]

Not being OCD has its advantages.:laugh:

 

[Papa Zook]

Not being OCD has its advantages.:laugh:

Yeah maybe so, but so does being OCD. :laugh:

 

[Papa Zook]

 

[Sidecarbill]

Me and the Zook are polar opposites.

 

[Dan SC]

Flip the trike over, then jack it up by the crossmember until it is back in its original position...:xzqxz:

Now that Papa Zook started it, let`s see some tool boxes...

 

[DOKK]

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Thanks for this :xzqxz:. I use witness marks all the time on machinery at work but never thought about doing it on the trike. Now I guess I have something to do this winter when the snow hits and I don't ride. Otherwise, I'll be riding. Lol.

 

[rhino 2]

With me, If it’s out of sight it’s out of mind, but when I do see it, it’ll be always in mind until I fix it..

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

I know where everything is in my toolboxes, kinda. Or at least where it should be. I helped a guy at work put a chrome frontend on his Heritage, I go to his house and he has his tools laid out. Every time I pick up a tool and use it then lay it back down, he grabs a rag wipes it completely clean then lays it back down. I couldn't wait to get out of there.

 

[BrokenBackJack]

What brand of trike do you have with the bent frame rail?

 

[rhino 2]

What brand of trike do you have with the bent frame rail?

His profile says 2018 Triglide…

 

[windsurfed]

That's one of my biggest fears is jacking the TG up using that crossmember. To flimsy. If it was made for it, HD probably would have told you to jack it up at that point. But they don't and there is probably a reason for it. I know almost everybody uses that crossmember to jack their TG up. I have never heard of any complaints/issues from doing it. So I guess we pulled a fast one on them HD designing engineers. Of course, we question alot of their designs/tactics in what they think should go where. We would replie with "Really".