hello all, just got back from Longmont Co, 2,200 mi round trip. the last 800 mi, she would leak tranny oil from around the shifter arm adjusting screw, maybe its from the quad seal? started a few months ago as a small drip or two when parked after a ride, but now shes a gusher. (drip ends up at the primary drain plug) she only leaks while on the kick stand, enough to fill a 8 oz coffee cup in a half hour. have never pulled the primary chaincase before, but thinking about tackling it myself. any suggestions appriciated

 

It's pretty straight forward when u get in there. Get your service manual out. Or go utube a few stator or clutch repair videos. It will get u close... That's a lot of oil at one time. Lol

 

tomorrow i'll clean it up and try to see exactly where its coming from. i would think the primary will have to come off to get to any of the seals back behind it. and will replace any i can. wasnt sure if it was primary or tranny, now i know its the tranny

 

yea, it was fun riding home after discovering the gusher. was south of Gillette Wy on hwy 59 getting fuel, big puddle in a few minutes. had to keep the bike upright the rest of the way, and re-topped it off in the next two mornings after she drained out while parked. my wife would hold the bike up if i had to get off. lol was just happy to get it home without having to visit a dealer on the road

 

Is it the primary that is leaking or just the derby cover?

If it makes you feel any better, two days ago I had to add one gallon of antifreeze to my 2014 Jeep with only 31,000 miles on it. No idea where it is leaking from or anything.

 

It's the tranny Prot, I 'thought' it was the primary, so pulled the derby cover off and it was full. The tranny oil is leaking its way down and dripping off of the primary drain plug area.

 

Just pull the primary and the sprocket and replace every seal in the area, also check that your inner primary bearing race hasn't walked into the wedding band seal....that is a really common problem and fixed with the S&S inner race.


Do quad seal too and the inner primary bearing seal.

 

I just bought the whole gasket kit from Eastern Performance cycle through EBay for like $40 I think, it was after market.

 

You can also fix it with the Baker IPB which does away with that race.

 

thanks guys, i will look into it, and keep you posted. knowing me, i'll have questions! ive got the 'Harley' book and parts book too. not in a hurry, want to do it right. at least its warm out. was going to wait till winter, but now it cant wait, and its too freekin cold in an un-insulated shop during winter time.