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Road Warrior
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install question
santa brought wife some new live to ride covers.am i going to lose fluid when i install the derby cvr? anything to look out for?
have a run stop turn to install. how do i get seat off the 07 1200c????thanks in advance
have a run stop turn to install. how do i get seat off the 07 1200c????thanks in advance
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RE: install question
With the derby cover, just get the wife (or someone) to hold the bike up level, you won't lose any fluids that way. Unless the tranny is overfilled, then you'll just lose the fluid that shouldn't be in there to begin with.
I assume getting the seat off of an 07 is the same as an 06. Just remove the screw at the back of the seat. Then push the seat forward to disengage the middle post connection, raise the rear of the seat and off she comes.
I assume getting the seat off of an 07 is the same as an 06. Just remove the screw at the back of the seat. Then push the seat forward to disengage the middle post connection, raise the rear of the seat and off she comes.
Road Warrior
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take it from the master of disaster, i learn everything the hard way.
First:have someone sit on your bike to remove the derby cover, if you dont the fluid will spill out all over and you will wind up having to replace the gear oil. I know i didnt have the bike upright, oh well i needed to change that fluid anyway.
Second, use a torx bit and use the right size one or youll strip the bolts out. I know i did this too. They are on there very tight if this is the first time your taking them off. I had to use a dremel and cut all the heads off the bolts to get it off----not fun. Take those stupid screws out and go buy yourself some allen head screws to replace them with.
Third, Watch out for that spring your talking about it will come popping off, no big deal just put it back on.
Fourth, There will be a rubber seal on the inside there, just clean off the oil and re-install it. Take some adhesive and put it on there to help keep it in place while you replace the cover, if you dont it might not stay on there right and the seal wont take place and a fluid leak will develop (take it from me that happened to me also)
Fifth, if after replacing the cover you jump on your bike all happy and try to pull in the clutch lever and its flopping in the wind, yes youll have to do it all over again. While replacing the spring that pops off, you can easily turn this round thing in there by accident(not sure what the technical term is) and your clutch wont work. You have to turn it counterclockwise i believe til its gently seated, then turn it clockwise one turn i believe then put the spring back on, then replace the cover.
Somehow i turned a simple job into a two day process because i didnt ask questions first. Good thing you are.
First:have someone sit on your bike to remove the derby cover, if you dont the fluid will spill out all over and you will wind up having to replace the gear oil. I know i didnt have the bike upright, oh well i needed to change that fluid anyway.
Second, use a torx bit and use the right size one or youll strip the bolts out. I know i did this too. They are on there very tight if this is the first time your taking them off. I had to use a dremel and cut all the heads off the bolts to get it off----not fun. Take those stupid screws out and go buy yourself some allen head screws to replace them with.
Third, Watch out for that spring your talking about it will come popping off, no big deal just put it back on.
Fourth, There will be a rubber seal on the inside there, just clean off the oil and re-install it. Take some adhesive and put it on there to help keep it in place while you replace the cover, if you dont it might not stay on there right and the seal wont take place and a fluid leak will develop (take it from me that happened to me also)
Fifth, if after replacing the cover you jump on your bike all happy and try to pull in the clutch lever and its flopping in the wind, yes youll have to do it all over again. While replacing the spring that pops off, you can easily turn this round thing in there by accident(not sure what the technical term is) and your clutch wont work. You have to turn it counterclockwise i believe til its gently seated, then turn it clockwise one turn i believe then put the spring back on, then replace the cover.
Somehow i turned a simple job into a two day process because i didnt ask questions first. Good thing you are.
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RE: install question
WOW, that sounds like my last oil change. I posted here about that experience. But I don't think it was any where near that bad.
I didn't have any trouble at all with the derby cover. One not though. When I put the nice shiny derby cover on, I guess I got a bit carried away with the locktite. I can't get the thing off now. So, I just replaced the tranny oil through the primary chain inspection cover. We're due for about 3 weeks of rainy weather here. Getting the derby cover off, is on my list of things to do when it's too rainy, or snowy, to ride.
So, don't over do it with the locktite!
I didn't have any trouble at all with the derby cover. One not though. When I put the nice shiny derby cover on, I guess I got a bit carried away with the locktite. I can't get the thing off now. So, I just replaced the tranny oil through the primary chain inspection cover. We're due for about 3 weeks of rainy weather here. Getting the derby cover off, is on my list of things to do when it's too rainy, or snowy, to ride.
So, don't over do it with the locktite!
Tourer
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RE: install question
Neither my service or owners manuals calls for Loctite on the Derby cover....Tighten in a crosswise patern 84-108 in-lbs.
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Road Warrior
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i didnt put locktite on mine either, just replaced the screws with hex head screws and did the cross pattern for tightening.
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Mine came off quite easily.I used an impact driver just need to be careful with how hard you swing the hammer on an aluminum case.Be careful on torx bits by the way there are two types.Standard torx and torx plus.Torx plus has rounded edges and the standard torx has squared edges.I think Harley uses the stadard torx.
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