Having issues removing the petcock on a 70 FLH. It seems to be installed with some sort of pipe thread sealer - ever heard of this ? Are the threads standard or reversed ?

Any good ideas on removing - trying not to bang up the original petcock getting it off. Thanks rb

 

standard threads , righty tighty, lefty loosey

 

Deep creep - threads free. Thanks rb

 

the rubbers in the petcock get dried out and might leak once its re installed and the gas we now have gets to them

 

Is there a re-build kit for the wing petcock ??

 

at one time not hat I have seen today

sometimes an old stock one is available at a Harley dealer but the china one works and is available

 

Unless you absolutely must stay stock, you would be better off replacing it with a Pingle petcock. The downside is they aren't cheap ~$80 if you shop around

 

Probably installed using white plumbers tape.

 

Probably installed with Permatex thread sealent..made for hydraulics.

I had maintenance tech that used that stuff on everything...I cuss him every time I have to take something apart he put that crap on.