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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 07:36 PM
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Sounds like you drained the wrong hole..........check all the other fluids to find out what hole you drained.........and get a manual.......PRICELESS!
 
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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 08:57 PM
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Hey guys and girls! I’m doin a service on my 04 super glide sport and I’ve dumped the gear oil but when I started to refill it, it overflowed! I’ve only put 500ml (17 fl oz) in and it should take at least another 200ml (7 fl oz)
also I thought maybe there might be a blockage so I took the drain pulg out to see if any oil had made it to the bottom of the pan and no oil came out
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Update, I found that I hadn’t emptied the gear oil which was why the oil was over flowing, I dumped it and replaced it now that’s all good how ever, I thought the grub screw on the base of the engine was the dump plug for the engine oil and I originally took that out, everyone keeps sayin that if you undo that bolt it’s big problems but I can’t find out why?? It’s a 04 super glide sport with an 88 cube motor
 
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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 09:37 PM
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Here you go, see if you took the correct plug out. Suggest getting a HD Service Repair Manual.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2017 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Moose91
Update, I found that I hadn’t emptied the gear oil which was why the oil was over flowing, I dumped it and replaced it now that’s all good how ever, I thought the grub screw on the base of the engine was the dump plug for the engine oil and I originally took that out, everyone keeps sayin that if you undo that bolt it’s big problems but I can’t find out why?? It’s a 04 super glide sport with an 88 cube motor
It's not that you WILL have big problems, it's that you can. That screw is tapered, tighten it too much & it can crack the case like screwing a wedge into the hole.

Did someone mention getting a manual?

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