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primary leak.
hi all,
changed the fluids in my 93 flstc last night, the primary was a little wet but i hadn't noticed any puddles under the bike. now it is leaking pretty good. my question is, how tight should I have tightened the plug? i didnt want to over tighten it but obviously I must not have gotten it tight enough.
thanks in advance.
changed the fluids in my 93 flstc last night, the primary was a little wet but i hadn't noticed any puddles under the bike. now it is leaking pretty good. my question is, how tight should I have tightened the plug? i didnt want to over tighten it but obviously I must not have gotten it tight enough.
thanks in advance.
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RE: primary leak.
What year bike do you have? I have a 1998 and was told by my dealer and my mechanic that I needed to use teflon tape and have been with no problems. Did they switch to a o-ring at a certain year model????????
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ORIGINAL: sleepneagle
do not use teflon tape. there is an O'ring that needs to be replaced on the drain plug.
do not use teflon tape. there is an O'ring that needs to be replaced on the drain plug.
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RE: primary leak.
On '93,there is no o ring on the drain screw .Correct,use a little teflon tape and leave about 1/8 inch of the screw visible .Make sure it went in straight as it can cross thread very easily...whole nother problem.
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RE: primary leak.
ORIGINAL: dert
On '93,there is no o ring on the drain screw .Correct,use a little teflon tape and leave about 1/8 inch of the screw visible .Make sure it went in straight as it can cross thread very easily...whole nother problem.
On '93,there is no o ring on the drain screw .Correct,use a little teflon tape and leave about 1/8 inch of the screw visible .Make sure it went in straight as it can cross thread very easily...whole nother problem.
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RE: primary leak.
After looking at it again last night, the leak appears to be coming from the backside of the primary case and not from the plug. So now im dumbfounded as I have no clue what I am doing.