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Alan,
Look at your transmission half on the bike. There's a gasket in there. Similar to the crank case gasket it snaps into place. You want to replace it and make certain when you mate the cases back together it doesn't get distorted.
Look at your transmission half on the bike. There's a gasket in there. Similar to the crank case gasket it snaps into place. You want to replace it and make certain when you mate the cases back together it doesn't get distorted.
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From: N Texas
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Not to much to do right now. I will take the case to my Indy this morning. The temps here and just about everywhere has dropped, so I think I will just chill until I get back from my next trip.
Thanks for watching over me!
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Gotcha, I looked it up: 35607-06. On my HD shopping list!
Not to much to do right now. I will take the case to my Indy this morning. The temps here and just about everywhere has dropped, so I think I will just chill until I get back from my next trip. Thanks for watching over me!
Not to much to do right now. I will take the case to my Indy this morning. The temps here and just about everywhere has dropped, so I think I will just chill until I get back from my next trip.
Thanks for watching over me!Make sure to wipe all the oil up as well in there. Can you imagine springing a leak at the transmission/engine mating surface, only to find it after the engine is back together, exhaust is on, primary is on, fluids filled. .etc etc?
Glad you're getting everything taken care of. Will be a few years before I can address mine.
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Just received my .027" Cometic head gaskets, I ordered straight from Cometic and the rep just quoted me the gasket price and said nothing about the "freight" charge of $17.58 
. Just thought I would put this out - don't order direct from Cometic unless you have to for a difficult to find head gasket. Not knocking their product, but buy it elsewhere.
. Just thought I would put this out - don't order direct from Cometic unless you have to for a difficult to find head gasket. Not knocking their product, but buy it elsewhere.
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Just received my .027" Cometic head gaskets, I ordered straight from Cometic and the rep just quoted me the gasket price and said nothing about the "freight" charge of $17.58 . Just thought I would put this out - don't order direct from Cometic unless you have to for a difficult to find head gasket. Not knocking their product, but buy it elsewhere.
. Just thought I would put this out - don't order direct from Cometic unless you have to for a difficult to find head gasket. Not knocking their product, but buy it elsewhere.they must have thought it was urgent because that is alot
i am looking forward to seeing this thing come together, my 88" could use some freshining up so i am takin notes
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Austin, Tx
I am a UT grad, and my son is an Air Traffic Controller there(although he is an Aggie
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Hey HD Bobber, just seemed odd that some of the bolts come out looking clean like the ones from the oil pump, then others are caked with the white HD thread locker.
How is your build going? Getting close?
How is your build going? Getting close?