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Old 03-09-2012, 07:41 PM
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Well....I found the leak. Inner primary is still the culprit. Removed the cover and inner cover. Very clear where its coming from. Not sure yet why but I either don't have mainshaft bushing on all the way or it's the wrong bushing/race for this application -
Thanks everyone. I hate an oil drip....
 
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So silly question....the seal goes spring side towards bearing....correct?
 
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It also could be coming from th starter. It has a seal which will leak into the starter then down to the ground via the primary case.
 
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Originally Posted by Trek
Well....I found the leak. Inner primary is still the culprit. Removed the cover and inner cover. Very clear where its coming from. Not sure yet why but I either don't have mainshaft bushing on all the way or it's the wrong bushing/race for this application -
Thanks everyone. I hate an oil drip....
Sounds like a trip back to the dealer for warranty work, I would think?
 
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check the six o clock position of your air filter mating surfaces. if you find oil there....it's blow by from the crankcase...happens often on my bike if I fill to factory spec's....if I keep the engine oil 1 pint low, it doesn;t do it.
 
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Originally Posted by lionsm13
Did you check your transmission/exhaust bolts?
They are notorious for going loose.


After reading this post this is where I found mine! Been looking for a couple days now. Both the bolts you could turn by hand. I tightened the down and wiped clean. If this doesn't fix it I guess the head pipes have to come off.
 
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Default My solution to leaking stator plug...

Imskier2 hit the nail on the head! My stator wires were also being inadvertently pulled to the side due to the wire that runs under the bike (in protective plastic wrap just above and to the left of the stator plug) being zip tied under the bike to the frame. This was causing pressure on the stator wires therefore pulling the plug to the side. The wires of the plug were also pulled pretty tight and zip tied just before leading to the regulator. Dealer wanted $650 to replace stator. Found this thread, un zip tied the wires, made sure the plug was firmly in... And wala... No more leak. Pisses me off the tech at Harley obviously knew what was causing the leak and failed to disclose it. Dealers? Stealers! Thanks to all those who post in these forums. I really appreciate it!
 
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I had what I was sure was an inner primary leak, turned out to be the transmission mainshaft seal. One of the reasons I run Redline heavy shockproof in the tranny now.
 
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Originally Posted by Trek
Well....I found the leak. Inner primary is still the culprit. Removed the cover and inner cover. Very clear where its coming from. Not sure yet why but I either don't have mainshaft bushing on all the way or it's the wrong bushing/race for this application -
Thanks everyone. I hate an oil drip....
Glad you found it. I chased the exact same oil leak on my bike and it turned out to be the inner primary seal, but since you had already replaced that seal, I stayed quiet and let others make suggestions. Darn! I could've finally gotten one right.
 
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Originally Posted by Trek
So silly question....the seal goes spring side towards bearing....correct?

Yes


Good Luck
 
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