Today I got the 97 Glide licensed and on the road, and seemingly working mostly correctly.
So far so good.

I cleaned the tappet screen when I changed the oil, and have ordered a set of hex head caps to replace those slotted ones.
There are 2 other caps one on the oil pump, and another just behind that.

Is there anything I need to watch for when I remove them to replace them, and is there anything that requires maintenance under those 2 caps?

Thanks.

 

One is a pressure relief valve that has a plunger & spring underneath, the other is a check valve that keeps the motor from wet-sumping and it has a spring & ball bearing underneath.

There is nothing really required, but you could pull them both with a magnet and inspect the springs and plunger/ball valves to make sure they are clean and in good order if you wanted to.
Just make sure to reinstall in the correct place and order.

 

Nothing that'll spring out fly across the room and get lost under something heavy?

Not that , that has ever happened to me.

 

Nah, tension is pretty light.

 

Thanks