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Jun 10, 2008 | 12:35 PM

#21

dirtracin23

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From: Central IL

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&nbsp\\;oil in the primary and no way to refill it. Been in that situation before and it was quite frustrating.

Jun 10, 2008 | 01:58 PM

#22

garyhendley

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From: Sunland, CA

RE: changing primary fluid?

you drain it on the jiffy stand AND THE PROP A 2 X 4 under the stand straigt up
and add 32oz 20/50 amsoil and your set

Jun 10, 2008 | 03:48 PM

#23

themensh

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From: north of Daytona

RE: changing primary fluid?

&nbsp\\; Been there, done that.&nbsp\\; One of the T-27 screws stripped and I paid hell
getting it&nbsp\\;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).
&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\;&nbsp\\; Good tip though.....loosen derby screws before draining primary oil!
&nbsp\\; 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&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;oil in the primary and no way to refill it. Been in that situation before and it was quite frustrating.

Jun 15, 2008 | 07:41 PM

#24

gman

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From: Boise, Idaho

RE: changing primary fluid?

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ORIGINAL: themensh

&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Been there, done that.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; One of the T-27 screws stripped and I paid hell
getting it&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;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).
&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\;&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;&nbsp\\;\\ \\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; Good tip though.....loosen derby screws before draining primary oil!
&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\; 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&nbsp\\;\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\;\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\;oil in the primary and no way to refill it. Been in that situation before and it was quite frustrating.

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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.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; changing oil now is a breeze, with no worry about stripping the head.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; 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.&nbsp\\;\\\\\\; stick with the chrome ones, they work great.
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