Opened up the primary
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Opened up the primary
Well hell it looks like brand new - 45,000 miles
Anything i can check or do , i adjusted the clutch since i was there but as bike is new to me and my first service at home it was more for my curiosity then any problems
Dave
Anything i can check or do , i adjusted the clutch since i was there but as bike is new to me and my first service at home it was more for my curiosity then any problems
Dave
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If you're not having issues button her back up and be happy about it. IPB and comps are the biggest issues. From what i can see the adjuster looks fine. 45k on my 09 was about the same. Never had an issue with it. The 10 i ditched the comp at 15k you would know it if you had an issue.
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After reading this thread & seeing the pic i just can't resist asking a few question.
Your prim case looks too squeaky clean for 45k+ miles which leads me to the following questions.
1) After removing the outer prim case did you clean out primary area & components in the primary before taking the pick?
I ask that because it looks dry as a bone with absolutely no sign of oil residue at all to be seen dripping off any of the primary case components in the pic which leads me to think you cleaned the oil residue etc from all the components in the prim case prior to taking the pic which would explain why it looks so clean & dry of any oil residue.
I change the prim case oil @ 5k miles on my bike and when i had outer prim cover off @ only 10k miles on my 09 flhtcu it wasn't near as clean as your as your looks to be at over 4x more miles then mine had when i removed the outer prim case.
So with that said i gotta ask did you clean the oil out of the prim case area & components prior to talking the pic or not?
2) At what mileage have you changed the prim case oil @ over the past 45k miles?
3) Do you use primary case specific oil in the prim case?
4) What mfg & grade oil do you use in the prim case?
Thanks...Scott
Last edited by wscott; Nov 27, 2016 at 11:58 PM.
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After reading this thread & seeing the pic i just can't resist asking a few question.
Your prim case looks too squeaky clean for 45k+ miles which leads me to the following questions.
1) After removing the outer prim case did you clean out primary area & components in the primary before taking the pick?
I ask that because it looks dry as a bone with absolutely no sign of oil residue at all to be seen dripping off any of the primary case components in the pic which leads me to think you cleaned the oil residue etc from all the components in the prim case prior to taking the pic which would explain why it looks so clean & dry of any oil residue.
I change the prim case oil @ 5k miles on my bike and when i had outer prim cover off @ only 10k miles on my 09 flhtcu it wasn't near as clean as your as your looks to be at over 4x more miles then mine had when i removed the outer prim case.
So with that said i gotta ask did you clean the oil out of the prim case area & components prior to talking the pic or not?
2) At what mileage have you changed the prim case oil @ over the past 45k miles?
3) Do you use primary case specific oil in the prim case?
4) What mfg & grade oil do you use in the prim case?
Thanks...Scott
After reading this thread & seeing the pic i just can't resist asking a few question.
Your prim case looks too squeaky clean for 45k+ miles which leads me to the following questions.
1) After removing the outer prim case did you clean out primary area & components in the primary before taking the pick?
I ask that because it looks dry as a bone with absolutely no sign of oil residue at all to be seen dripping off any of the primary case components in the pic which leads me to think you cleaned the oil residue etc from all the components in the prim case prior to taking the pic which would explain why it looks so clean & dry of any oil residue.
I change the prim case oil @ 5k miles on my bike and when i had outer prim cover off @ only 10k miles on my 09 flhtcu it wasn't near as clean as your as your looks to be at over 4x more miles then mine had when i removed the outer prim case.
So with that said i gotta ask did you clean the oil out of the prim case area & components prior to talking the pic or not?
2) At what mileage have you changed the prim case oil @ over the past 45k miles?
3) Do you use primary case specific oil in the prim case?
4) What mfg & grade oil do you use in the prim case?
Thanks...Scott
Still, the primary area looks good, but no telling what the comp ramps look like or the tensioner shoe.
