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Oct 16, 2007 | 11:49 AM

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jamesf0622

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RE: Replacing Primary Inspection Cover

Awesome. I was wondering this exact same thing the last couple of days. I don't have a new cover yet, but am thinking about getting one. I love this forum.

Oct 16, 2007 | 01:22 PM

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Thanks again everyone for the tips!

Oct 16, 2007 | 02:45 PM

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smittyp83

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RE: Replacing Primary Inspection Cover

When I replaced mine, I had a friend sit on the bike and hold it slightly leaning to the right to prevent any oil leaking out.

Oct 16, 2007 | 03:43 PM

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oldgeezer

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RE: Replacing Primary Inspection Cover

You can just put a 2*4 under the side stand and that will hold it upright enough to not leak any primary fluid.

Oct 16, 2007 | 05:18 PM

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Legalcarry

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RE: Replacing Primary Inspection Cover

All good advice posted above. Don't crank down too hard on those torx screws - I'm guessing the directions have a torque value listed. I have the same derby cover, but I can't recall what the direction said.

Oct 16, 2007 | 07:24 PM

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Demkay

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RE: Replacing Primary Inspection Cover

Oh, Right, Yup, I remember this freakin' nightmare, ...........think I posted the complete pain in the as$ it was too.

I stripped two of those bolts, had to then drill them out, and messed up the sides of the whole cover of both of them. (Word of advice, a drill is not a good idea to use removing the bolts on this mod

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Then as I took the cover off; all the stupid liquid puked out 'cuz I did it leaning on the stupid stand. Then I replaced it with this scull cover from some place that didn't provide a gasket, so I naturally tried using the rubber original;...... then for the rest of the day I noticed liquid under the bike, "Then took it into a shop and he basically called me an idiot and told me I needed a gasket and as I didn't have one he'd have to use a thick / liquidy / pasty / gooey looking sealant to seal it with.

Damn good thing that sealant worked. Man, I thought it was like;... undo 6/8 screws and then whack on new one.

Man, was I wrong.

Good luck with the mod, and the above advice in right on the nail, these guys have definitely done that mod before.

Oct 16, 2007 | 07:39 PM

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To this point (bike standing still), it went fine. If it wasn't for all of the advice, I'd be swearing and probably be calling a flat-bed service right now. Looks awesome. Didn't overtighten and used a new gasket that the Harley parts guy gave me ("You'll need this").

Oct 17, 2007 | 02:06 AM

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deadeye

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I took the easy way out. Bought a new cover on ebay. When I had my 1000 mi. service done I told the shop to switch the derby cover. Since they have to pull the cover anyway to service the primary, there was no extra charge.