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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by mudpuddle
Archer, where are you at??

in my neighborhood 32 oz is a full quart.

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Not in my right mind there mud.... I sat back and took a look at my post, and thought, "crap, I'm a idiot".
 
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 11:59 PM
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On my '05 Superglide.

With bike level....add oil until the oil level just touches the bottom of the clutch basket.

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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary7
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Looks like I'll be getting out the floor jack and a 12" 2x4.

Gary, you can probably just put a 2x under the kStand,
or have some one hold the machine upright.......

or, your floor jack method.

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Originally Posted by traveler
On my '05 Superglide.

With bike level....add oil until the oil level just touches the bottom of the clutch basket.
On the 09s it just says 32 oz, which is what I'm going to put in.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by archergodwin
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Not in my right mind there mud.... I sat back and took a look at my post,
and thought, "crap, I'm a idiot".

After I asked the neighborhood question I went and looked at my conversion tables
and a British quart is 38 oz of which 32 is approx .86

anyway, I figured the PNW by your name to be Pacific NorthWest. right???

The Brits get a lot more for their money when they buy a quart.

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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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Just put the 2x4 under the jiffy and she'll stand fairly straight.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary7
On the 09s it just says 32 oz, which is what I'm going to put in.
My '08 manual says the same, but that's only correct for initial fill. You'll never get it completely empty via the drain hole. The correct level for refills is to just overlap the bottom of the clutch diaphram (with the bike vertical). Mine took 27oz to get to the that point. Overfilling can cause slippage and difficulty finding neutral.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Lucky
My '08 manual says the same, but that's only correct for initial fill. You'll never get it completely empty via the drain hole. The correct fill level for refills is to just overlap the bottom of the clutch diaphram (with the bike vertical). Mine took 27oz to get to the that point. Overfilling can cause slippage and difficulty finding neutral.
Well, my 09 manual (page 93) says the "dry" (initial) fill is 40 oz and the "wet" capacity is 32 oz.
 
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Those numbers are guidelines, not absolutes. I'm just trying to save you some grief and having to do the job over again... but feel free to ignore and dump in the whole 32oz.
 
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Originally Posted by Gary7
Already looked. It doesn't say one way or the other. Neither does the service manual.
My manual states check engine oil on jiffy stand and xmission and primary with bike upright. Bought a condor stand for the latter 2
 
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