changing primary fluid?
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RE: changing primary fluid?
Just a word of advice from experience..............Remove the derby cover BEFORE you drain the primary. If you have trouble removing the cover you won't be left without any \\;oil in the primary and no way to refill it. Been in that situation before and it was quite frustrating.
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RE: changing primary fluid?
 \\; Been there, done that. \\; One of the T-27 screws stripped and I paid hell
getting it \\;out. I had already drained the oil and was stuck until I got a ride to Sears to
buy a "manual" impact driver (The one you tap with a mallet).
 \\; \\; \\; \\; Good tip though.....loosen derby screws before draining primary oil!
 \\; I keep my bike upright with a Sears jack.
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getting it \\;out. I had already drained the oil and was stuck until I got a ride to Sears to
buy a "manual" impact driver (The one you tap with a mallet).
 \\; \\; \\; \\; Good tip though.....loosen derby screws before draining primary oil!
 \\; I keep my bike upright with a Sears jack.
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ORIGINAL: dirtracin23
Just a word of advice from experience..............Remove the derby cover BEFORE you drain the primary. If you have trouble removing the cover you won't be left without any \\;\\\\\\;oil in the primary and no way to refill it. Been in that situation before and it was quite frustrating.
Just a word of advice from experience..............Remove the derby cover BEFORE you drain the primary. If you have trouble removing the cover you won't be left without any \\;\\\\\\;oil in the primary and no way to refill it. Been in that situation before and it was quite frustrating.
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RE: changing primary fluid?
ORIGINAL: themensh
 \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Been there, done that. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; One of the T-27 screws stripped and I paid hell
getting it \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;out. I had already drained the oil and was stuck until I got a ride to Sears to
buy a "manual" impact driver (The one you tap with a mallet).
 \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; \\;\\ \\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Good tip though.....loosen derby screws before draining primary oil!
 \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I keep my bike upright with a Sears jack.
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 \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Been there, done that. \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; One of the T-27 screws stripped and I paid hell
getting it \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;out. I had already drained the oil and was stuck until I got a ride to Sears to
buy a "manual" impact driver (The one you tap with a mallet).
 \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; \\;\\ \\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Good tip though.....loosen derby screws before draining primary oil!
 \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; I keep my bike upright with a Sears jack.
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ORIGINAL: dirtracin23
Just a word of advice from experience..............Remove the derby cover BEFORE you drain the primary. If you have trouble removing the cover you won't be left without any \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\;oil in the primary and no way to refill it. Been in that situation before and it was quite frustrating.
Just a word of advice from experience..............Remove the derby cover BEFORE you drain the primary. If you have trouble removing the cover you won't be left without any \\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\;oil in the primary and no way to refill it. Been in that situation before and it was quite frustrating.
first time i changed my primary oil with them cheap torx, i went down to Ace Hardward and got chrome allen head bolts to replace the torx with. \\;\\\\\\; changing oil now is a breeze, with no worry about stripping the head. \\;\\\\\\; Some say go to stainless bolts, however they are oftern quite brittle, and it you happen to break one you will play hell trying to get it out. \\;\\\\\\; stick with the chrome ones, they work great.
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