The Harley backrest grommets are lubed in this video along with any others as part of regular service. Loctite Viper Lube is a great way to keep these parts in service.
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Thanks for the video.
I don’t have the loctite grease at hand. What would be a good substitute for the Loctite white grease? Is it a lithium based grease?
Thanks,
A.T.
Hi Attila, You can and Loctite makes that as well
Loctite® 30530 White Lithium Grease. Synthetic vs lithium and mineral oil base
Keep it coming, wrrites, this is good stuff.
Can it instead be installed to the detachable rack&/or backrest’s plastic “sliders”? This may make it easier to reduce the amount of excess lube on the grommets. Just a thought.
you might have Denniskirk.com offer a package with Viper lube (or any other products mentioned) and the brush and sell them through a link. Just a thought.