I find it hard to believe that Harley would not warranty any fluid transfer problem ! There has to be a reason that this is happening and after a fix is determined Harley should warranty all the problems under warranty ! If Harley balks I will never be Harley owner !

 

Yes!

I haven’t figured the cost, but you could buy all the pertinent parts from a 2018 Softail. Probably be a few hundred dollars. I agree with you that the cable was a much smoother action. You should get the ability to adjust the clutch again. That’s another thing about a hydraulic clutch, if it wears to where it slips you have to replace the plates instead of adjusting out the slack.

 

You missed the beauty of a hydraulic clutch.. It's self adjusting.. Just like disc brakes..

 

Why did Harley change ?

 

15 tri-glide running redline heavy shockproof with no oil transfer.

 

Wow...... I hate to be the one to break it to you, but unless it's an official safety recall, the MoCo has no legal requirement to fix anything that breaks after the warranty period is over....

And in todays world, if there is no legal requirement, there isn't a publicly owned company that is going to fix anything on their dime if they don't have too...

Just two recent examples with the MoCo

1) Twin Cam spring loaded cam tensioners. Some grenaded around 20K miles. I know of no case where the MoCo fixed a cam tensioner issue after the bike was off warranty.. The MoCo changed the design on future models, and even offered an upgrade kit to those with the old OEM cam plate/tensioners... but they aren't going to give it to you...

2) The compensator of '08ish... a lot of warranty replacements here. There were what, 3 reversions before they got one that would last more than 30K miles... You can buy the new version if you have one of the problem years with an OEM part, but they aren't going to give it to you...

The smart money is betting that when they figure out the problem, they will make a running production change and direct dealers to fix those who demonstrate they have fluid transfer AND are/were under warranty when the problem is/was identified....

If you have an M8 that starts transferring oil, but after you are off warranty... the MoCo will be glad to fix it for you, but they aren't going to give it to you...

 

Hey Max I was just going on what Mark from Baker Driveline told me. I know most manual shift cars and trucks have been hydraulically actuated for years, like decades. For some reason the things that work in the automotive world don’t always transfer easily to the Harley world

 

Cuz it's supposed to be better.. Go figure..

 

Wonder what the issue is.. By design, the slave should self adjust for wear.

I'm not a fan tho as you can adjust the engagement point easily like a cable.. After market did pick up on this and make an adjustable level tho..

 

It's an M8 issue.

And FWIW...I've got 1,200 mikes on my last trans fluid change and no change in the level. "Knock on Wood"!!