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Old Sep 29, 2019 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by sanman4ever
If you decide to replace the clutch doesn't need to come off.
Depend if you take primary off to replace stator. Read someone claim to grind his primary down so he could get the rotor off. It is kinda screwed up that you can't just pull out through the primary. I have never tried to see. I just replaced mine when primary was off.

I don't enjoy doing it, but its not that hard.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2019 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Zerk
Depend if you take primary off to replace stator. Read someone claim to grind his primary down so he could get the rotor off. It is kinda screwed up that you can't just pull out through the primary. I have never tried to see. I just replaced mine when primary was off.

I don't enjoy doing it, but its not that hard.
I ground it down just a tad to pull the rotor
 
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Old Sep 29, 2019 | 11:13 AM
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What part? What yea? If so easy I don't get why HD doesn't.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2019 | 11:24 AM
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Used a 60 grit sanding wheel on my dremel. Didn't take much

 
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Old Sep 29, 2019 | 12:20 PM
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I don't think using RTV to seal that leak is some kind of cop out. It works well. Even if those who replace the stator wind up putting some on the grommet anyway.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2019 | 12:27 PM
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07 street glide, same problem. rtv black like has been said. Only thing I would add, once repaired do not run for 24 hrs. Give it time to cure. Works like a charm if done the right way. It feels like Christmas when its done. So easy and cheap I felt like santa came to see me.

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Old Sep 29, 2019 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Bingee
I don't think using RTV to seal that leak is some kind of cop out. It works well. Even if those who replace the stator wind up putting some on the grommet anyway.
Not saying a bad idea, but I didn't put any on when I replaced mine.


Looking at bolts in the pic, looks post 2007. Problem with this forums, is people don't realize there are differences in year, and what they have now is vastly different. Not saying can't grind and older bike, just that they are different.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2019 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by assiniboine
You will need to replace the stator.

Outer primary, clutch, and comp need to come off. .
Yeah thats not going to happen until I try what many others have done successfully.

Clean and Seal with Black RTV.

Changing a Stator because of an oil leak is as stated a million times over...
“A bunch of BS”
 
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Good call. I did this repair on my '06 and on an old Kawasaki that I had and both were successful.
 
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Originally Posted by EG-2006
Good call. I did this repair on my '06 and on an old Kawasaki that I had and both were successful.
I’m not the smartest guy around but I’m far from the dummest!

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