2019 Streetglide Transmission
Sumping was an issue in the some of the early 2019 models correct? In 20 that's a non issue with the newer oil pump. It is possible it sumped slowly draining the trans oil to the point it could no longer lubricate the parts?
One thing is certain, I'd make sure the upgraded pump is installed when it goes back together, becasue that would prevent it from happening again. mmlipps, sucks you're having this issue, but Harleys will last as long as you want them to and you're covered in this issue so you should be good for thousands upon thousands of trouble free miles from here on out.
One thing is certain, I'd make sure the upgraded pump is installed when it goes back together, becasue that would prevent it from happening again. mmlipps, sucks you're having this issue, but Harleys will last as long as you want them to and you're covered in this issue so you should be good for thousands upon thousands of trouble free miles from here on out.
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Sumping was an issue in the some of the early 2019 models correct? In 20 that's a non issue with the newer oil pump. It is possible it sumped slowly draining the trans oil to the point it could no longer lubricate the parts?
One thing is certain, I'd make sure the upgraded pump is installed when it goes back together, becasue that would prevent it from happening again. mmlipps, sucks you're having this issue, but Harleys will last as long as you want them to and you're covered in this issue so you should be good for thousands upon thousands of trouble free miles from here on out.
One thing is certain, I'd make sure the upgraded pump is installed when it goes back together, becasue that would prevent it from happening again. mmlipps, sucks you're having this issue, but Harleys will last as long as you want them to and you're covered in this issue so you should be good for thousands upon thousands of trouble free miles from here on out.
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If it was a lack of oil in the Trans., it should have been checked before being sold in the first place. Most dealer go over the bikes they sell before they hit floor. On bikes that new with low miles most dealers give a short warranty. As far as the vent goes I think that is a recall so it should be fixed by the dealer. I'm think more to this story.
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If it was a lack of oil in the Trans., it should have been checked before being sold in the first place. Most dealer go over the bikes they sell before they hit floor. On bikes that new with low miles most dealers give a short warranty. As far as the vent goes I think that is a recall so it should be fixed by the dealer. I'm think more to this story.
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The vent modification was not a recall in any way. If you experienced fluid transfer (a minority of bikes did), Harley would implement the vent under warranty. Some dealers were gracious enough to just install the vent without having a fluid transfer diagnosis, and submit under warranty but not every dealer was willing to do that.
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I've always read that not enough oil can transfer from the transmission to the primary to cause damage to the trans on M8's without the vent tube. But...is that really true or something the dealer says? For sure though, something happened to cause a trans failure at 1400+ miles. HD trans have been fairly solid and I expect them to last the life of the bike unless the engine has been highly modified and the bike abused.
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You never know what the previous owner did to the bike. He might have been sifting and not using the clutch. Doing real hard launches. These newer transmissions dont have a good reputation for holding up to abuse.
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Ask the dealer if they measured to primary oil volume when they drained it. If grossly overfull, that might be the answer to the failure.Or not. Maybe you just got a bum transmission.