So its snowing outside and am looking for things to do on my 2018 FLHTK. She has 30k mikes and was considering removing the primary cover and having a look.
The bike has no problems whatsoever. No fluid transfer, no noise and shifts great. The bike has had redline fluids since new.

So am I wasting my time or should I go ahead and inspect?

 

I would shovel the snow.

 

definitely go for it ..in the same boat..wife is watching Hallmark Christmas movies, I just finished rearranging the silverware drawer according to utensil length and it's raining

 

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

Some folks look on wrenching as a choir, some just cant do it for various reasons. Others look at a day in the shop as a good time. If there is a hell on earth, its inside the Harley Primary drive. I open up my new bikes around 25K and check fasteners and overall condition. Good Times.

 

Im one of those that loves to spend time with the ol girl in the garage when the weather sucks.

Im going in ... going to order gaskets and locking tool. This will be my first time in the primary. Wish me luck.

I will update what I find.

 

Harry good Luck ! Let us know what you learn while you have the belly of the beast opened up,,,,don't leave us hanging like some OP's do,,,P

 

Why open a can of worms.......It's Christmas......DRINK!!

 

so if you're planning on keeping this bike for many years and piling on the miles why not just put new clutch friction plates in while opened up? thinking they can't be all that expensive, guessing maybe under $100, then you start out new again since you're already in there and gives you more to play around with as a Christmas present. can't imagine they would need replacement though with that low of miles if you're not abusing it..so that might just qualify as a waste of time and money

 

Opening the primary for no reason is a waste of time and money.

Why don`t you look in the service manual and see what inspections are due at 25K?

Pretty sure you will see that it is time to inspect, repack and adjust steering head bearings.

If you gotta do something, do something that needs to be done.