*WARNING*
*Check your 750 & 500 Stock Air Filter Box Assembly asap
I found loose bolts on the Stock Air Filter Box, that stripped out from the cylinder heads...
Well I installed my Vance & Hines V02 high-flow intake yesterday. Well partially anyway.
I removed the Stock Air Cleaner cover, which was quite a bit heavier than it looks (Metal - Not Plastic), then I removed the Plastic filter plate with paper filter element, and found in the back of the filter box were two bolts just sitting there. not screwed into anything. So I continued to remove the stock filter box to find those two bolts were from the Cylinder Heads, Yes the Aluminum Heads, the ones every video and instructions say to be extra cautious when screwing these in, as to not strip the threads. They were WAY stripped, and cone shaped as well, like they were never screwed in fully, and wiggled around in there until they killed all the threads at the opening, and fell into the Filter Box where I found them.
So I went down to my Dealership and told them what I had found, and when I go to bring the bike in for my 5K service on Saturday, they will document their findings and open a claim with Harley Davidson. And I was also informed that while the claim is open the Dealership will have to keep the bike until it is resolved.
with all that said, I got the intake installed "Partially" cause it only has 2 bolts holding it in place, not four. I am good with this for now, as the stock air cleaner box had been running the whole time with only the two bolts, and that assembly weighs quite a lot more than the high flow kit I installed.
Just wanted to share my fun times with you guys in hopes that no one else finds this with their 750.