i have changed my fluids before but i was wondering about the primary fluid. i know how not enough fluid can hurt the primary but can too much hurt it? if you put 1-7 extra ounces will this effect anything? not sayin to do it just wondering if it effects anything

 

you'll need about 38 oz ( so buy 2 bottles of the primary+ lube) the level check is visual as outlined in the manual.

what happens with extra fluids, is that the lube can be whipped into a foam and a foam does not lube bearings as well.

if you really want to get all the old stuff out, drain it and then put a zip tie on teh clutch lever...the lube in the clutch can then drain out...I leave over night.
I may even briefly start the bike in the morning to spin out any remaining lube.

maybe 2 or 3 oz difference

mike

 

what i do when servicing my bike is to adjust the clutch before i do anything else. that way the clutch is at ambient temperature as per the manual. then i run the bike to get everything up to operating temp.

apparently i'm not as **** as mike is about getting every last drop of old primary fluid out which is not necessarily a bad thing to do...... i just park the bike upright in my condor chock, and drain the fluids until they stop.

oh one thing i would recommend. do not drain the primary until after you get the derby cover screws out. i don't usually have a problem with them, but i would hate for everything to be drained and then not able to get the screws out.

 

Too much fluid can make getting the bike into neutral more difficult. Way too much will prevent the clutch from fully disengaging. Also if you change it and put in 32oz instead of 38oz you will be fine.

 

32 oz. was the amount used in the 88's.
I think they went to 38 oz. in the 96's.

 

not that i dont appreciate the info on how to service the primary but thats not what im asking about. i was only wondering is if adding too much would adversely effect anything

 

Adding too much can cause hard shifting from reading everything here.
You can probably get away with a few ozs. but why not just go with 38 ozs.?

 

its not that i dont try to put the 38 oz in there but before i got a measuring device i would add the 1st quart the just guestimated the next few ounces. i was just wondering if it actually bothered anything with a little extra

 

your question has already been answered. too much and you can experience problems shifting and finding neutral

Do a visual refill

 

a number of the posts answered your question.

Mike