Oil Leak while on Stand
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Sorry for the mass confusion on the post. I know the dolly wont cause the leak. I have checked several times where the leak is coming from but unfortunately i'm not real sure. I do not see any obvious evidence of where oil is coming from other than drops on the dolly. The dolly does not have enough room for the jiffy stand to fully extend which forces the bike to sit up a little more straight than when leaning over on the jiffy stand. I am wondering if by sitting straighter up oil is somehow leaking from a breather tube or from someplace else.
I took the bike for a ride last night and parked it on the garage floor without the dolly and not one drop is under it this morning.
I took the bike for a ride last night and parked it on the garage floor without the dolly and not one drop is under it this morning.
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Ok, it leaks while nearly upright, fine. (the dolly isn't causing it, it's enabling it) So it MUST also leaks while you're riding it correct? I don't understand waiting until winter to see what the cause is? Poor maintenance practice on a 15,000.00 vehicle....
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So after much searching I found the leak. The clutch cable was leaking from the small port it comes out of the transmission through. I guess a good practice to get into is degreasing the undercarriage once and a while. Once I could clearly see, the leak was easier to find.
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There were a lot of reports of 2011s that had seeps from one or both of the bottom two bolts through the chrome cover on the transmission NEAR where the cable goes in. Tightening those 2 bolts without moving the exhaust pipe is a challenge but can be done. That fixed the seep in my son's '11 Road Glide Ultra. No one has asked if there has been a recent service done to the bike. With the new frames some of the drain oil, can't remember if it is engine or transmission, would fall on the flat plate cross member and drip for a long time after the service job. Have you checked the top side of that plate for left over oil after a draining? Have you lubed the clutch cable recently? I do mine every couple of years and excess oil comes out be the transmission entry point and gums up the outside of the cable. After one or two wipings it stays clean until the next cable lube job when the drill must be repeated. Hope you really found the leak but if the drip continues, these are other places to check.
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