I am currently in San Diego on our way back to Texas from our Alaska trip. I stopped off at a friends to do a little maintenance on my 2010 Stallion. During the trip which I strongly suggest you don't do on a Stallion, I lost my cruise capability, my brakes, my radiator temp switch, my horn and not to mention, the under cowling shields forward of the motor.
1. The dirt got the cruise cancelation switch so dirty I lost the cruise. I had to jack up the bike on its left side to get to the switch which is located under your left hip sitting on the bike on the bottom of the bike. Use SAFETY JACKS!
2. My rear brakes were relatively easy to replace. Normal Ford brakes. The front brakes weren't so bad either but I was told you have to remove the front wheel to change them,,,, WRONG.
I disconnected three brake line bolts on the top of the triple tree to allow the caliper to lower.
Then I disconnected the linkage to allow the caliper to rotate.
After that it was a breeze. Pulled the pads and reversed the installation.
3. When I lost my temp switch I called Richard at the factory and he trouble shot me thru it. He was dead on. I didn't think to look here. DAH! Just forward the right rear wheel is the switch with a blue wire connected to it on a metal water line. I grounded out the wire, the fan came on. So I hooked up a switch to the blue wire to ground it out and when I entered a town, I turned on the fan. In some cases climbing hills I would also have to turn it on. I just watched the temp gauge. Got me from Astoria Oregon to San Diego Cal.
I had to order the switch on line because NO auto parts stored could get it.
4. With all the stones and dirt on the ALCAN HIGHWAY my horn actually filled up with all that crap. It's located on the right side (sitting on the bike) just forward of the motor mount. I had to remove the forward shields to remove the horn. A Ford dealership was able to order me the exact same horn.
Installed it and the shields, all is good. BUT, prior to re-installing the shields, I had to sew them back together. The rocks cracked them pretty good at the curves.
5. I almost forgot. Just prior to leaving Fort Worth Texas for Alaska, I had to replace the cap on the cooling system. Open the hood of your bike.
On the right side close to the firewall, there's a cap on a water pipe. Remove the cap and replace it with a hot water rubber hose with a bolt clamped inside it. DO NOT REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER CAP. The cap tends to rot away because it's not hot water resistant.
ALL IN ALL, The trip was great but like I said, I strongly recommend not doing it on your Stallion. The chips in the paint will be costly that I now have on the front of the bike. I also have to replace two fog light lens which made the trip rather costly on the bike. Mileage to date is 9977 We still have another 1370 miles to get home.
Total miles for the trip is approximately 11347. Not a bad little trip. Next year, Nova Scotia, Canada. Can't wait!
1. The dirt got the cruise cancelation switch so dirty I lost the cruise. I had to jack up the bike on its left side to get to the switch which is located under your left hip sitting on the bike on the bottom of the bike. Use SAFETY JACKS!
2. My rear brakes were relatively easy to replace. Normal Ford brakes. The front brakes weren't so bad either but I was told you have to remove the front wheel to change them,,,, WRONG.
I disconnected three brake line bolts on the top of the triple tree to allow the caliper to lower.
Then I disconnected the linkage to allow the caliper to rotate.
After that it was a breeze. Pulled the pads and reversed the installation.
3. When I lost my temp switch I called Richard at the factory and he trouble shot me thru it. He was dead on. I didn't think to look here. DAH! Just forward the right rear wheel is the switch with a blue wire connected to it on a metal water line. I grounded out the wire, the fan came on. So I hooked up a switch to the blue wire to ground it out and when I entered a town, I turned on the fan. In some cases climbing hills I would also have to turn it on. I just watched the temp gauge. Got me from Astoria Oregon to San Diego Cal.
I had to order the switch on line because NO auto parts stored could get it.
4. With all the stones and dirt on the ALCAN HIGHWAY my horn actually filled up with all that crap. It's located on the right side (sitting on the bike) just forward of the motor mount. I had to remove the forward shields to remove the horn. A Ford dealership was able to order me the exact same horn.
Installed it and the shields, all is good. BUT, prior to re-installing the shields, I had to sew them back together. The rocks cracked them pretty good at the curves.
5. I almost forgot. Just prior to leaving Fort Worth Texas for Alaska, I had to replace the cap on the cooling system. Open the hood of your bike.
On the right side close to the firewall, there's a cap on a water pipe. Remove the cap and replace it with a hot water rubber hose with a bolt clamped inside it. DO NOT REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER CAP. The cap tends to rot away because it's not hot water resistant.
ALL IN ALL, The trip was great but like I said, I strongly recommend not doing it on your Stallion. The chips in the paint will be costly that I now have on the front of the bike. I also have to replace two fog light lens which made the trip rather costly on the bike. Mileage to date is 9977 We still have another 1370 miles to get home.
Total miles for the trip is approximately 11347. Not a bad little trip. Next year, Nova Scotia, Canada. Can't wait!
