Bar Assembly

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When I took the bars apart, I discovered that the front bolts were torqued tightly which mated the forward upper to the lower clamp pieces to each other. The rear clamp bolts were tight, but the clamp surfaces weren't touching each other. There was a slight gap. It would have been impossible to tighten the front bolts once the risers were installed under the radio; so I applied Blue Loctite and tightened them to the specified torque while the assembly was clamped in the vise. With the rear bolts out, it allowed the bars to be positioned easily.

To align the two-piece clamps to each other before attempting installation onto the triple clamp, I installed and snugged-up the front clamp bolts. Then, I put them in my vise in order to get them pointed in exactly the same rotation around the bars. I measured between the holes in the bottoms of the two risers and separated the clamps to match the separation of the holes in the triple tree clamps. Then, I used Blue Loctite and torqued the front clamp bolts. I installed the rear bolts, but only slightly snugged them. The bar and clamps assembly should bolt right to the triple now with no problems. After the bars are adjusted, I can Loctite and torque the rear bolts.