oil leak
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Road Warrior
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oil leak
I just noticed a little seepage of oil at the thin metal tube between the push rods on the lower connecter. It is comming from the tube where it connects to the connecter The bike is a 84 ironhead Is there a seal and is it hard to do The manual doesn"t really get into this Thanks
Road Warrior
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From: Eagle River WI
No big deal there is a rubber flat washer that is inside the fitting that feeds oil to the top end just replace it you can also replace the oil feed line with a stainless one See J&P P/N 7400095 I am assuming your talking about the oil feed line to the top end ?
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I just noticed a little seepage of oil at the thin metal tube between the push rods on the lower connecter. It is comming from the tube where it connects to the connecter The bike is a 84 ironhead Is there a seal and is it hard to do The manual doesn"t really get into this Thanks
Item 2 is shown as a nut and a rubber sleeve. You need the rubber sleeve. There is one of these on each end of each line. See the lower one that is not referenced?
There are 2 lines so you need 4 of these new rubber sleeves.........pg
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Road Warrior
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Yes that is right the lower one is the one I need. Now changing the rubber sleeve . Do I loosen them both up ( the nut ) then take out the sleeve How do they come out. Also should I upgrade to the ss like sqd suggested Thanks
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The tubes have straight ends like shown in the pic.
When the nut is tightened down the sleeve is compressed. This is what seals the fitting.
I cannot remember removing just the tubes before, as usually this is done because I need to remove the rocker box, the head or the cylinder.
You may want to try to remove the tube by unscrewing the nut and then bending the tube in the mid section to raise the end of the tube enough to clear, but I do not recommend this.
I believe you will get it out but have doubts that you will get it back in. Those tube ends must remain straight so that the compression of the sleeve can take place.
A better thing to do is lift the rocker box and remove the tube. But then you may find you need to install a rocker box gasket too. It is a bit of a trap.
If you want to change the tubes to stainless, then just remove the rocker boxes and do it right, using new rocker gaskets when you put it back together. The stainless tubes will add nothing to your bike however, considering the work and expense involved.
The current tubes are a coppery material and they contain oil, so it's not like they are going to rust which is usually the reason someone goes to a stainless material.
It is a lot cheaper and easier for someone to say 'Install Stainless' rather than having to do it oneself..........pg
Road Warrior
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That is not stainless tubing it is flex tubing ! the ends are pipe thread goes right in No removal of heads/rocker boxes I've done many of these replacements The flex hose kit costs $20.00 !
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I am going to order new seals tommorow . In the meantime maybe I will tighten a little just to get me by. Also are those flex kits better Thanks alot for your help
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here is what I have had happen in the past...
In trying to find out why the compression on the front cylinder was low, I took the rocker box off. when I put it back on, the oil feed tube was not in the same position (up and down) as before and when I tightend the nut down to compress the rubber piece, it slipped off the end of the tube creating a new path for the oil to travel...
All I had to do was loosen the top nut to let it fall down the tube, use a pair of needle nose to pull the tube back up a bit and put the nut back in place. Problem solved. No need to remove the rocket box.
Rich
In trying to find out why the compression on the front cylinder was low, I took the rocker box off. when I put it back on, the oil feed tube was not in the same position (up and down) as before and when I tightend the nut down to compress the rubber piece, it slipped off the end of the tube creating a new path for the oil to travel...
All I had to do was loosen the top nut to let it fall down the tube, use a pair of needle nose to pull the tube back up a bit and put the nut back in place. Problem solved. No need to remove the rocket box.
Rich
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