He has a 2010 Electra glide ultra classic with a 96ci motor. Was wondering, is the torque specs on his oil drain plugs are the same as mine on a heritage Softail?
Replace the o-ring ever time. It gets hard with heat. May look good but may tear with reuse. Not worth the aggravation of figuring where the oil is coming from a month after maintenance.
Torque all good well but say there's an issue with the O-ring or if the plug is bottomed out I wouldn't go torqueing on it per say. Over the years that's one of those things ya try to get a feel for. IMO.
Replace the o-ring ever time. It gets hard with heat. May look good but may tear with reuse. Not worth the aggravation of figuring where the oil is coming from a month after maintenance.
I keep a few on hand. But I have reused them for years. Not saying don't. But in my experience not needed. Granted it is easy and cheap.
Has anyone actually ever had an oil plug leak? Like I said I go years. even if it were to, it is not going to gush out. Like I said doesn't hurt. Just laugh at how adamant people are about piddly stuff like this.
04-16-2019, 06:38 AM
