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Oct 31, 2015 | 03:37 PM

#41

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Originally Posted by Leftcoaster

There is no description, no picture....do you have any idea what "plug" that actually is?

It says about halfway down the page, middle left... "PLUG, W/SEALANT - 765

Go to the free parts lookup sites like Granite State HD & look up the oil drain plug for a '15 twin cam... PN 765

Here's a primary drain plug for the same bike, note the sealant... http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-Harl...-/261563561594

Yes that's $19 for a $3 plug, but the shipping is FREE!

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Oct 31, 2015 | 05:10 PM

#42

Egldr05

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I guess I've been very lucky doing it wrong for the last 20 years. All these years and bikes and I've never done anything but an occasional o-ring change and have never had a problem.

Oct 31, 2015 | 06:52 PM

#43

Leftcoaster

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Originally Posted by ROCKOUT Rocker Products

Just asking.....why would you suppose there is a need for 'sealant' when there's a o-ring on that plug?

And if I wanted to nitpick that is the name of the part, not the description.

The answer is obvious - no sealant is ever needed on anything other than tapered pipe threads. But H-D does as H-D does, regardless.
Pipe tape or dope isn't anything I want anywhere close to my oil reservoir. A piece or that crapola can easily block an oil passage. Been there, done that - learned an expensive lesson.