On my 01 road king I have a very small leak from my transmission drain plug.

I've tried a new plug and a new o ring. I have these orange o rings, does it look like in the pic the o ring is in the right place after I tightened the plug?




Thanks guys.

 

Looks like it should seal-up...maybe the pan threads are bad? Have you tried thread sealer (e.g. plumber's tape) on the plug?

 

I don't see that much o-ring sticking out when I tighten mine. Is the o-ring the same size as the original? And if it's not an OEM o-ring I'd try one of those along with a little thread take and torque the bolt to to spec.

Paul

 

Looks over torqued to me, O ring may be out of position.

 

You have the wrong o-ring.

You should not see the o-ring when the plug is tightened up.

The plug is sealed by the o-ring, there is no need for thread sealant, it does nothing to seal the plug (and is not called for by the service manual).

 

Thanks guys.

These o rings were suppose to be the right ones. I guess I need to get some OEM Harley o rings. I'll try to get some ordered.

 

You don't have to order o-rings. Determine the correct size and get some from Ace Hardware or someplace like that.

 

pretty sure there's a little recessed area on the plug that the o-ring seats into (at base of threads), and agree with Dan^^ above I don't recall mine ever squishing outward like your pic.

I bought a big bag of o-rings off Ebay for the bike. Sure, can get at dealer (did that a time or few) but then went the bulk route.

don't overtorque

 

Yeah these are the current o rings I have, they are the right size unless I got a defective batch.


If I'm understanding you guys correctly, once I tighten it the oring should be up in the hole and the face of the plug meets the pan metal to metal?

 

Maybe you have the wrong plug, looks ok from pic though