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dealer just called, leak possibly found and corrected, stated the inner Primary race bering walked across the Tranny face and cut the Lip ring....question I asked was how did thid happen... unknown at this time
The 34091-85 inner bearing race has been used on Big Twins since 1985. The inner primary bearing rides on this race. By design, this race press-fits onto the transmission mainshaft. This system works fi ne for stock engines. 100 HP+ engines will make this bearing walk on the mainshaft. If it walks inboard, it will damage the maindrive gear seal and cause a transmission oil leak. If it walks outboard, it will cause a primary oil leak. Our high torque bearing kit eliminates this condition. Kit includes a precision honed bearing and seal.
The 34091-85 inner bearing race has been used on Big Twins since 1985. The inner primary bearing rides on this race. By design, this race press-fits onto the transmission mainshaft. This system works fi ne for stock engines. 100 HP+ engines will make this bearing walk on the mainshaft. If it walks inboard, it will damage the maindrive gear seal and cause a transmission oil leak. If it walks outboard, it will cause a primary oil leak. Our high torque bearing kit eliminates this condition. Kit includes a precision honed bearing and seal.
This seems to sum up what happened
Yup,
Been there and done that with my Evo and Baker 6 speed. I did not realize the HD had changed in the inner primary bearing in the later model years including my Tri-Glide. I'll be calling Baker on Monday, I'm sure they are working on a replacement. If so, I'll find out and post.
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