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Old Jun 26, 2017 | 04:34 PM
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I filled primary with oil a few days later had trouble shifting into newtral noticed oil leaking out of hose and checked oil thru cover and nothing inside where is it going ???
 
Old Jun 26, 2017 | 04:42 PM
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and what are we riding?
What hose is leaking?
Do you have an inspection cover on primary?
 

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Old Jun 26, 2017 | 06:19 PM
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Are you sure you put oil in the primary and not the transmission? The trans. cover has a vent hose.
 
Old Jun 26, 2017 | 06:36 PM
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I filled primary with oil a few days later had trouble shifting into newtral noticed oil leaking out of hose and checked oil thru cover and nothing inside where is it going ???
First off what year/model bike are you talking about?
 
Old Jun 26, 2017 | 06:44 PM
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Primary and hose? Something isn't right here...
 
Old Jun 26, 2017 | 06:46 PM
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Sounds like you drained the primary. And then put the replacement lube in the Transmission. So, now the primary is dry, and the transmission is overfiiled.



And oh yeah, try some basic sentence structure.
 
Old Jun 26, 2017 | 07:14 PM
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Yep sounds like one is empty and other is overfilled
 
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yup......i bet we fixed that for him!
Good job again guys!!
 
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