Is it not in the owners manual? If you do not have one, go here. https://serviceinfo.harley-davidson....cle/lookupForm

It truly makes sense to do it with bike level (after all that is how most people ride down the road) and to the bottom of the diaphragm spring on the clutch. However, this is difficult to see and understand. Pretty sure on your bike, Harley just states amount. And that amount put's it a little higher then as in the past to give the compensator a little more splash and yet not bury the clutch too much. Just make sure you drain it out while the bike is level to make sure it is all out.

 

Plain Jane simple answer is put the bike level and fill the primary up to the bottom of the clutch basket. Don't worry about how many ounces it takes, just get it to where it needs to be.

 

Plain answer is most people work on their bike, when it is on the stand.

Unless there was some change to the new frame, I call BS to this. Why anyone would even think about it is beyond me.

Next time before you drain it, take the derby off, I think you will see nothing happens, when it is on the stand.


Again unless something has changed, this is just silly. I have 5 and 6 speed on old frame FLH, you can take derby off and chain inspect off, which is even lower on 5 speed.


Look how big the primary is. You think that little bit of fluid will that up to that point? Look how small the bottle is.

Unless I got a leak, I never look at level. I put in what the manual says.

 

My 2015 Service manual for my 15 CVO Road Glide Primary spec is 1.4 qts. or 38 ounces. Fill to the bottom of the clutch basket while the bike is up right. very simple

 

Lot simpler not holding the bike up while you work.

 

Position 4 pieces of 2x4 just under the right side of the frame then push the bike from the left side and shove 4 more pieces of stacked 2x4s under the left side frame.

Bike is now 95% (give or take) level and more than stable enough to pull 3 plugs and change all 3 fluids.

 

Except primary needs to be on side to fully drain, and engine. Transmission I like to upright to make sure I got it all.

Bunch of foolishness otherwise.

 

Does the manual say that the bike needs to be on the stand to drain the lubricant? If it says to upright the bike and then drain oil, and add an APPROX. 34 oz., you'll need to adjust your amount of lubricant based on how you drain your lubricant, as the results will vary - draining it on the stand may reduce the residual amount, therefore, leaving you adding less than needed. This is probably why they say the amount to add is APPROX., and to ensure the level is to the bottom of the clutch basket.

 

It is a gear bath. I don't think you can tell 1 ounce plus or minus. But you are probably right the plug is low enough for the primary to get most of it out. I just prefer to lean something towards the plug. But probably doesn't matter much.

 

As I stated earlier, I agree. Where the primary drain plug is located, common sense tells me to have bike on side stand to drain the most fluid.