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« Last post by cliffrod on Today at 09:48:54 PM »
It isn’t just stupid designs but needlessly cumbersome assembly procedures to enhance profitability…..
For many years (and maybe they still do it?), HD installed rear axles in such a manner that the exhaust had to be removed in order to remove the axle to service the rear wheel. This required additional labor hours at the dealership, especially if there were problems with the exhaust and how it was removed. A formal dealership would keep all these parts in such a configuration to boost service profit margins on return visits.
Being a regular & honest non-dealership shop, we would remove the exhaust to remove the axle on the first relevant service. Then we would install the axle from the opposite side and put the nut end on the exhaust side. Simple remedy.
From that point, the labor to do a tire, rear brakes, etc was significantly reduced.