Transmission Oil Loss '18 Harleys
10-26-2017, 07:21 PM
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Transmission Oil Loss '18 Harleys
Anyone that owns an '18 M8 having trouble with the Trans oil Migration to the primary?
10-26-2017, 07:31 PM
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Lots of info here including a couple long threads.
10-26-2017, 08:06 PM
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10-26-2017, 08:18 PM
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I've got a '17 that is losing Trans oil to primary.
I'm just wondering if any '18 owners have noticed this yet............
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10-27-2017, 09:11 AM
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This will be interesting maybe HD has solved there tranny problems on the new bikes.
10-27-2017, 09:27 AM
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On another forum there are reports of the '18s migrating oil just as the '17s...
The Tech Article, TA0022 mentions a list of 2018 models that may have the problem. It is basically the same models (along with a few anniversary models) that make up the 2017 list...
If Harley admits it's a problem, you'd better believe it's happening...
10-27-2017, 10:13 AM
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Have run a several on the dyno and they act the same as the 2017's do, yes they transfer.