2020 M8's have the Primary Vent Factory Installed

Down South · 2019-09-14 18:26:51

Cheers bro thanks for the Photo of the vent:icon_pics:

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Sep 17, 2019 | 02:31 AM

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2018 lowrider M8

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Cheers bro thanks for the Photo of the vent

Sep 17, 2019 | 09:10 AM

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NorthWestern

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Here's a shot of mine, in case it's still not clear for some. I circled it, and put in an arrow pointing to it:

Sep 17, 2019 | 12:18 PM

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Thingfish

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They need to just make this a recall. Annoying to have to check, wonder, and convince the shop to authorize it or pay out of pocket.

Sep 17, 2019 | 12:55 PM

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Gary1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Thingfish

They need to just make this a recall. Annoying to have to check, wonder, and convince the shop to authorize it or pay out of pocket.

Especially if you have a small transfer issue.

Sep 17, 2019 | 01:22 PM

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Dynamick

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They're not putting the vent on non-hydraulic clutch bikes (ie. Softails) are they?

Sep 17, 2019 | 01:24 PM

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Down South

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The in the dark sales guy I was talking to told me that the few he knew that had installed the vent had paid out of pocket for the installation. The service manager was out so I didn't get a chance to talk to him as I would have questioned him about it.

Sep 17, 2019 | 01:55 PM

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Gary1

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Originally Posted by Dynamick

They're not putting the vent on non-hydraulic clutch bikes (ie. Softails) are they?

Just the hydraulic clutch bikes due to the rod that runs between the clutch actuator and primary.

Sep 17, 2019 | 02:09 PM

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RK14SGS

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Originally Posted by Gary1

Just the hydraulic clutch bikes due to the rod that runs between the clutch actuator and primary.

Wrong. It’s not due to the rod. It’s due to vacuum and poor venting. Softtails have a cable clutch, the cable casing acts like a vent.

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Sep 17, 2019 | 02:26 PM

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Gary1

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Than explain why others are selling a fat push rod as a fix. The fluid is moving inside the chamber that the rod is in.. I already did mine as saw plenty of fluid inside the chamber between the primary and transmission.