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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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04 softail 95", I was washing my bike and found that there is a very small amount of oil leaking from the base of the rear cylinder, it's coming from an area starting on the left side about 2" from the rear corner and goes about 3" around the back of the cylinder. What's involved in correcting this??
 
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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you have to pull the heads/cylinder and replace the 0ring at the base. How long ago did you do your 95? it is common for them to seep for a couple thousand miles or so. If it is very minor just leave it.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 08:58 PM
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95" for 1 1/2 years about 11,000 miles, at this point it's not serious just anoying
 
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 09:47 PM
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Yup, tear down and re seal.. Use only top quality gaskets like HD's or Cometics with a cometic head gasket only!
 
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