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Jun 17, 2019 | 10:43 AM

OpposedOdie

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From: Mountain Home, idaho

89 soft tail

Just did some motor work for a guy and he really didn’t have the funds for the build so I made a deal with him for an 1989 heritage soft tail classic. I have an evo but never had to do any work on it .. is the 1989 evo the same as the 1995 Wide glide?

Jun 17, 2019 | 12:53 PM

daven9113

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Other than being different model Harley, here are some differences:
- 5 speed mainshaft for 95 is splined and 89 has keyway to mate with clutch.
- engine, 95 is head breather and 89 is bottom case breather. 95 has oil filter mount at front of engine, 89 has it somewhere else.
-starter is different, because clutch pack are different
-primary housing will be different

There are other small differences, but I pointed out some major stuff. It would be cool to have two different Evos.

Jun 17, 2019 | 09:27 PM

Dan89FLSTC

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Originally Posted by daven9113

95 has oil filter mount at front of engine, 89 has it somewhere else.

89 Softail oil filter mounts at front of engine, the adapter mount is welded to the right frame downtube.

This is the best mounting arrangement used by HD, out in the open,you can get any kind of wrench on the filter, even a 3 foot long channelocks...