2011 FLHRC Oil drain Plug
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2011 FLHRC Oil drain Plug
I purchased a 2011 Road King Classic. I want to do my 2nd Oil Change. I do not have my owners manual. I want to make sure I am taking the right plug out I stopped at the dealer that I bought it at. They where not to helpful. I also tried to find a 2011 owners manual to down load. I am new to this site you can email me at jskerrigan@optonline.net Thanks in advance
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I highly recommend getting a service manual, and the kit to help when removing your oil filter. Otherwise you'll have a mess to clean up. There are two plugs on the front of the pan, and one on the bottom of the pan, brake pedal side, but further back (transmission drain). Of the two on the front, one is a bolt that sticks out a little, on the corner of the pan nearest the shifter side of the bike. That's the oil drain plug. The hex plug that is flush with the pan, next to the drain plug bolt, DO NOT REMOVE. Also make sure you have a new o-ring to use. They're cheap and good insurance.
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Your best bet for the service manual is ebay, or the dealership.
As far as the wrong plug, it's pretty simple. Kneel down next to your bike, near the front of the motor and look under it. You'll see the oil pan sitting kind of up and in between the frame and crossmembers. You'll see the two plugs I'm talking about. The one nearest the shifter, and sticking out the most is the oil drain. The other, more flush fitting plug, you leave alone. I don't know why, but that's what the manual says. All this is easiest to see from the, as my wife calls it, "passenger side" or brake pedal side of the bike if it's on the side stand.
As far as the wrong plug, it's pretty simple. Kneel down next to your bike, near the front of the motor and look under it. You'll see the oil pan sitting kind of up and in between the frame and crossmembers. You'll see the two plugs I'm talking about. The one nearest the shifter, and sticking out the most is the oil drain. The other, more flush fitting plug, you leave alone. I don't know why, but that's what the manual says. All this is easiest to see from the, as my wife calls it, "passenger side" or brake pedal side of the bike if it's on the side stand.
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There are a lot of DIY videos at youtube and elsewhere....very instructive and give you a visual of the location and appearance of plugs, clamps, fittings.
i.e...
http://www.ehow.com/video_4952096_do...road-king.html
i.e...
http://www.ehow.com/video_4952096_do...road-king.html
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Manual
I'd say +1 on buying a hardcopy. The toughest thing is holding it open at the page you want and keeping greasy fingerprints off it. You'd be surprised at the 'little' stuff you glean from it when you're working on your bike. It gives you all the torque specs as you go along and often valuable tips regarding what you're doing that you'd otherwise mess up. (For example....pulling the wrong plug)
I have enough loose pages stuck in mine to tell me I don't want to have it on my computer and be printing pages off all the time. And the condition my hands get in when working on my bike, I sure don't want them on my keyboard.
Get the Parts book as well. Real valuable for seeing how things go together when you've forgotten how they came apart. I forget things mere minutes after the event took place....all the time. I don't like making notes as I go along, and viewing pictures on a camera sucks, not to mention greasy, oily hands on your camera.
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I have enough loose pages stuck in mine to tell me I don't want to have it on my computer and be printing pages off all the time. And the condition my hands get in when working on my bike, I sure don't want them on my keyboard.
Get the Parts book as well. Real valuable for seeing how things go together when you've forgotten how they came apart. I forget things mere minutes after the event took place....all the time. I don't like making notes as I go along, and viewing pictures on a camera sucks, not to mention greasy, oily hands on your camera.
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