Posted by "Biglew55" who knows the trick when changing the windshield on a Street Glide.
Tighten the screws incrementally. Make sure your other 4 screws are loosened enough for a little play to insert the windshield.
1. Position the windshield
2. Start the center screw, but only a few threads.
3. Start the other two screws, again only a few threads
4. Apply pressure to the fairing (I push up wards against the headlight) and continue to tighten the screws until they touch the fairing, but are only almost finger tight. While doing this, make sure the windshield is properly positioned in the fairing.
5. After everything is snug, but not tight, check the windshield one last time to make sure it is positioned correctly. Then lightly snug the screws on the fairing, starting at the bottom ones, then the two outer screws below the speakers and then the windshield screws starting at the center one.
Remember these screws are threading into brass inserts that are pressed into the plastic fairing. They are easily cross-threaded and are also easy to over tighten and this will cause them to be extracted from the fairing, which is not good, grasshopper! Use care, and no force!
Good luck!
Tighten the screws incrementally. Make sure your other 4 screws are loosened enough for a little play to insert the windshield.
1. Position the windshield
2. Start the center screw, but only a few threads.
3. Start the other two screws, again only a few threads
4. Apply pressure to the fairing (I push up wards against the headlight) and continue to tighten the screws until they touch the fairing, but are only almost finger tight. While doing this, make sure the windshield is properly positioned in the fairing.
5. After everything is snug, but not tight, check the windshield one last time to make sure it is positioned correctly. Then lightly snug the screws on the fairing, starting at the bottom ones, then the two outer screws below the speakers and then the windshield screws starting at the center one.
Remember these screws are threading into brass inserts that are pressed into the plastic fairing. They are easily cross-threaded and are also easy to over tighten and this will cause them to be extracted from the fairing, which is not good, grasshopper! Use care, and no force!
Good luck!