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Sep 13, 2015 | 12:38 PM

Bluesrider.df

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Help - Drain plug confusion

I don't have a service manual (yet). I want to change the Primary oil only, not transmission fluid, on my 2007 XL1200C. I thought I knew what I was doing, until I see two drain plugs and don't know which is which.

Can someone please ID these two plugs? Which is for what?

Sep 13, 2015 | 12:55 PM

grapeapes

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Never mind my comments I misread your post. just check your manual below...

https://www.harley-davidson.com/en_U...er/file-7.comp

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Sep 13, 2015 | 01:08 PM

Iarecobra

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Help - Drain plug confusion

The one in the right is the drain plug. The one in the left is the primary chain adjusting nut.

Sep 13, 2015 | 01:49 PM

Scuba10jdl

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Sportsters share the primary and transmission fluid. There is no way to change only one as they are not separate sumps like a big twin.

Sep 13, 2015 | 04:48 PM

Cool Inferno

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The one directly under the derby cover is the drain. If you are not going to adjust the chain don't mess with the other one.

Sep 13, 2015 | 07:13 PM

Bluesrider.df

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Thanks everyone. Fluid is changed, clutch is adjusted, test ride was a success.

Sep 14, 2015 | 05:33 AM

grbrown

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Originally Posted by guitarfish

Thanks everyone. Fluid is changed, clutch is adjusted, test ride was a success.

Well done, now get yourself that factory service manual! H-D produces probably the best there are and there is a stack of useful stuff in it - for those sleepless nights......