Need help- how to thighten passing lamps on HD

My maintence manual calls for a Snap-on FRX181 Flare Nut 9/16, 6-point socket. This socket is about 2 1/2 " long and has a slot cut into the side wall so that it can slip over some wires and engage a nut. The wires pass through the center of the nut. This tool is needed to thighten the passing lamps on a HD Road King. But the socket costs $41.75!! Has anyone found a less expensive way to get this job done?

Modify a deep-well.

It looks like you should be able to modify the correct size, cheap, deep-well socket.

I have used a homemade socket for years. Just a slot large enough for the wires to pass is sufficient. Maybe one flats with 3/4 of the way down.

homemade socket to adjust the lamps

I used a dremel with the heavy duty cutting disc to make my own lamp adjusting socket. it was easy and worked great. just make the groove large enough to get the socket on and to just turn it slightly. it doesnt take much time to tighten the nut. I used an old non expensive socket that i had laying around. give it a try. just make sure you smoothe out the edges so you dont cut the wire by chance.

passing lights loose

last yr on my new FLSTC I tried to adjust one of them and the only thing I done was to make it loose, went to local Indy and he said it was one of the worst designed things on the Harley, and he also has a home made socket like the one above. Then he told me to take it back to dealer and let him fix problem and adjust both of the lights as they only lit up the first 15-20 feet of road ahead of bike. Which i did and now I dont mess with them.....

lamp adjustment

I have to agree that this is a crappy design considering you cannot make a propper adjustment to the lamps without the right socket. if you use anything else, your liable to damage the wire for the light or fray the coating off of it and cause a short and blow the fuse. i took the lamp out and put some shrink wire coating over the original wire to better protect it due to some nicks that i caused to the wire.

Seems I need one of these tools so I can adjust my right auxiliary passing lamp.
Anybody got one laying around.

Will not go up in the countersunk place where the nut is.

You have to remove the 2 allen head screws that holds the turn signal on the front below the auxiliary light. And its up inside the recessed place with wires coming out of the stud and nut.

Gonna go to Lowes and get a deep well 6 point socket and cut a slot in it.
After I go and goof off with the OL who came up last nite.

Got my Priorities ya know.

I've modified many old sockets into specialty tools. A little cutting and grinding goes a long way and saves a lot of money!

I used to have a 18volt dewalt hand grinder and cut off bits.
As a Locksmith I have made a lot of things all my life.
I've mae a larger socket for the electronic compression relief sensors on my bike.
But the socket wouldn't go down in the heads.
So I ordered a socket from Harley.
If you break a compression relief sensor trying to take it out or put it in.
Each one is like 50.00

But as I've gotten Older things can wait.


And if you watched the Video it said the right hand running light should be set a little high. So my adjustments are right on the money.
And the LED lights are bright.

You can see the right hand side of the road better .
And you can see head of you a little beter on the right hand side.