Chaincase Drain plug on 2000 FXDX

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Feb 7, 2010 | 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by godjunior

On the primary chain cover there is the opening for where there used to be the shifter. The previous owner put some kind of chrome cap over the shaft I guess, never took off the chrome cover. Is the gasket or oring behind the chain cover going to be the same?? What prevents the oil from coming out of this shaft, is it an O-RING of some kind that is behind the cover.

Thanks

shaft is actually inside a tube that seals out the oil from the shaft. Shaft rotates to shift tube does not. Don't worry about it anyways. Only reason to go into inspection cover is if your plan on adjusting the primary chain.... good luck.