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Old Mar 30, 2019 | 10:18 AM
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Can someone please help me? I have a 2002 Softail Deuce. This is my first HD and this is kind of new to me. Please see attached pictures and you can see the leak. What is my worst case scenario and best case scenario? Thanks for answers that may come.

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This is when i bought the bike last year. Workshop said it was nothing to worry about. After a while it did not leak this much, but when i parked the bike in evenings it could come a few drops of oil.

Something is not right here, oil all over. This is after i have used the bike for one season ( one season here in north of norway is not more than 3, Max 4 months )
 

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It's leaking from the crank seal. The primary has to come off to change the seal and since you're running a dry primary it goes back in backwards
 
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