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Let me help you "learn things". Use a jack to make the bike level. That's what everyone does to make it a one man job. If you don't have a jack, a 2x4 can work. A little ingenuity goes a long way .
Let me help you "learn things". Use a jack to make the bike level. That's what everyone does to make it a one man job. If you don't have a jack, a 2x4 can work. A little ingenuity goes a long way .
The Jack will lift either the front or the rear wheel slightly differently. and it's in the corner of my garage. under a couple of tires.
With a friend standing right there.
Sorry if I offended you having a someone help.
You have an excuse for everything and it seems like you have never done this. And, no, the jack will not lift the front or rear wheel. You raise the jack just enough to support the weight of the bike before any tires come off the ground. The bike will be level with both tires on the ground.
Then, get your jack out of the corner of your garage and use it. You came here to learn something but you don't want to learn. And, you're not offending me at all. You're offending the person who has to help you do something that you can do by yourself.
You have an excuse for everything and it seems like you have never done this. And, no, the jack will not lift the front or rear wheel. You raise the jack just enough to support the weight of the bike before any tires come off the ground. The bike will be level with both tires on the ground.
Then, get your jack out of the corner of your garage and use it. You came here to learn something but you don't want to learn. And, you're not offending me at all. You're offending the person who has to help you do something that you can do by yourself.
AMF YOYO.
Or have your friend standing there doing nothing but holding a beer hold it straight.
I use Mobile One, Purple in my Transmission and Red in my Primary. That way if I ever had a leak I new where it came from. Nothing leaked so I got that going for me but, my primary went away so now I only have 2 holes.
Use a jack, use a friend, lean it against a wall. As long as it's upright, check the oil level. Which is always a needlessly difficult job because of the way Harley shapes the primary cover. God forbid they make it easy to see the oil level, or install a window or dipstick.
Use a jack, use a friend, lean it against a wall. As long as it's upright, check the oil level. Which is always a needlessly difficult job because of the way Harley shapes the primary cover. God forbid they make it easy to see the oil level, or install a window or dipstick.
That's what I mean!
To see that level you have to have your face almost on the ground.
People taking me to task for calling it a two-man job.
No it's not absolutely required.
You know what's also weird - or at least inconsistent -
you check the oil with the dipstick threads screwed all the way in but you check the trans level by just resting the dipstick threads at the top not screwed in - both on the jiffy stand this time.
At least my bike - 2008 Electra Glide Ultra Classic.
And I know that varies with different bikes.
Last edited by Robertbc3141; Jan 15, 2026 at 08:34 AM.
Use a jack, use a friend, lean it against a wall. As long as it's upright, check the oil level. Which is always a needlessly difficult job because of the way Harley shapes the primary cover. God forbid they make it easy to see the oil level, or install a window or dipstick.
I thought your homemade dipstick was a brilliant idea to make checking the fluid level easier.
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Sorry, it's not a two man job.
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