Dipstick Question
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From: Sandpoint, Idaho
No problem, we all know Softails were made for "short" people.
Road Master
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From: NW Florida
Mine is so tight in my oil tank I have to put a rag over it and work it out with a pair of channel lock pliers, when I do checks and oil changes. Once I've worked it out the first time, I can get it out by hand, until the next time.
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6th Gear
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From: Washington
Firstly, thanks for the helpful replies. It actually had occurred to me to try and pull it out, but tugging pretty hard didn't do the trick, so I thought I'd come ask somebody before I started yanking on it with tools. I finally did get it out, but it was so firmly wedged that the cosmetic chrome top came off of the rubber body, which was still lodged in the case. But, thanks to the helpful replies, I felt comfortable prying it out since I knew it was a pop-off sort of arrangement. Now all is well.
I've learned a few things over the course of my life, one of the most valuable is: if you don't know, ask. Another one (which might be helpful for you) is: be careful when you set out to mock someone because you might wind up looking like the fool you suppose your target to be. I didn't know how to remove a dipstick; you didn't know how to act like a decent human being. Which one of us is more ignorant?
I've learned a few things over the course of my life, one of the most valuable is: if you don't know, ask. Another one (which might be helpful for you) is: be careful when you set out to mock someone because you might wind up looking like the fool you suppose your target to be. I didn't know how to remove a dipstick; you didn't know how to act like a decent human being. Which one of us is more ignorant?
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Road Captain
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Put a little oil on the rubber of the dipstick when you put it back in. May ease removal the next time.
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BTW apex predator, welcome to hdforums and the Dyna area especially! Your a hit already, and I bet there is nobody here that has not scratched their head at sometime or another on something like your dipstick problem.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: East TN
Hi all, I have an 05 FXDCI and I can't for the life of me remove the f'n dipstick. I bought the bike used, but I assume it is the stock dipstick. It is chrome with a knurled edge and when I attempt to unscrew it the cap simply spins freely in both directions. It doesn't get tighter or more loose, and it honestly doesn't feel as though it is threaded into anything at all, if anything it feels like it is seated in a very firm rubber mount. Am I just a moron who doesn't know how to unscrew his oil filler cap?