2013 Derby Covers
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2013 Derby Covers
i am going to change my derby cover on my 2013 Sportster 48, i bought the derby cover and it didnt say it required a new gasket but i see other bikes do. i have looked all over online to see if i could find a gasket for the bike but nothing has turned up. Do i even need a gasket for the derby cover or no? even the instructions for the cover dont show a gasket.
any help?
any help?
Road Captain
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You need a gasket but if you didn't get a new one with the derby cover then just re-use the existing one. If it leaks which it probably won't then replace it.
Btw when I bought my wrinkle black HD cover there was a gasket supplied.
Btw when I bought my wrinkle black HD cover there was a gasket supplied.
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i am going to change my derby cover on my 2013 Sportster 48, i bought the derby cover and it didnt say it required a new gasket but i see other bikes do. i have looked all over online to see if i could find a gasket for the bike but nothing has turned up. Do i even need a gasket for the derby cover or no? even the instructions for the cover dont show a gasket.
any help?
any help?
Cruiser
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From: Raeford, NC
yes! you do need a gasket!
and no, you don't need a new one...my uncle and i swapped our derby covers, i had an aluminum one and he had a chrome one and we swapped because he got a "big one" derby cover.
you will be fine
and no, you don't need a new one...my uncle and i swapped our derby covers, i had an aluminum one and he had a chrome one and we swapped because he got a "big one" derby cover.
you will be fine
Cruiser
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From: Raeford, NC
well not really a gasket but an O-ring...but i consider it as a gasket
But make sure when you replace you derby cover to take a dab of oil on your finger and just run it along the outside of the 0-ring (the side where the derby cover meets with it) to ensure a nice seal
But make sure when you replace you derby cover to take a dab of oil on your finger and just run it along the outside of the 0-ring (the side where the derby cover meets with it) to ensure a nice seal
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There is a difference between a gasket and an o-ring...as I stated, you have an o-ring not a gasket...and as I stated, you can reuse it...so not sure where I was wrong since I use the correct terminology?
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Never mind...just forget...we agree that you need a gasket/o-ring and that it doesn't need to be replaced but can be reused and as you noted, put some oil on it when reusing.
So...gasket/o-ring...same thing...
So...gasket/o-ring...same thing...