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Took off my primary cover. What next?

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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 07:38 PM
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So I took off my primary cover of my 98 FXD because I wanted to experiment with plasti-dip on it. Well, when I took it off, all the fluid leaked out. I wanted to know what I should do before I put it back on. New gaskets? What fluid to put in and how much? Thanks so much for all the help.

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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 07:52 PM
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I assume you didn't have the bike level, but on the jiffy stand. Lol.

Fill er back up. Make sure it's level when you do. inspect the gasket. As long as it's still good you can reuse it.
 
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Originally Posted by Pbjohns
So I took off my primary cover of my 98 FXD because I wanted to experiment with plasti-dip on it. Well, when I took it off, all the fluid leaked out. I wanted to know what I should do before I put it back on. New gaskets? What fluid to put in and how much? Thanks so much for all the help.

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Primary cover or derby cover?
 
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Old Sep 2, 2013 | 08:10 PM
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Go ahead and pull the drain plug and just do the normal primary oil change per HD SM. I would reuse the primary gasket if it is not too old - clean and inspect.
 
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The manual tells you how much fluid to put in but if you put 700cc in you won't be too far short of the mark.....unless you mean the round derby cover in which case it now has the right level in it if its up to the bottom of the hole.

Use a Hypoid oil of around 75W90...I use Valvoline Duragear.
 
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Didn't this happen a few months back with the same primary or derby cover debate? Or was it just a bad dream
 
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Originally Posted by golfblues
Didn't this happen a few months back with the same primary or derby cover debate? Or was it just a bad dream

No, not a bad dream. It comes up on the general forum about three or four times a year, as well as here on the dyna forum. I still don't know if the OP was talking about his primary cover or derby cover.
 
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No, not a bad dream. It comes up on the general forum about three or four times a year, as well as here on the dyna forum. I still don't know if the OP was talking about his primary cover or derby cover.

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Needs to be a sticky

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