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Mar 22, 2012 | 06:58 PM

#21

fabrik8r

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From: earth

$7.72 for 100 Viton O rings, size 013, at McMaster Carr, thats $0.0772 each. I would say a new O ring everytime you change your oil would be cheap insurance, at less than 8 cents.

Mar 22, 2012 | 06:59 PM

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Redbeard719

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If you paid to have this service done, and they didn't replace the O ring, I'd let them deal with the mess...

Mar 22, 2012 | 07:29 PM

#23

bigdumbnoitall00

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local dealer here uses so much PIPE DOPE.it goobers up the o ring and u get a leak,let the o ring do its job no tape dope paste glue form a gasket,any of that crapp can end up in small oil passages and block them,and i think teflon eats 02 sensors really fast.

Mar 22, 2012 | 07:48 PM

#24

KutenFLHX

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The dealer should have replaced the o-ring when they changed your oil.

Mar 22, 2012 | 08:01 PM

#25

SpiderPig

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From: Earth

Quote:

Originally Posted by KutenFLHX

The dealer should have replaced the o-ring when they changed your oil.

Ding-Ding-Ding We have a winner! You guys are overthinking this. The shop needs to step up and take care of it. If not just drain and refill from a clean container. 5 minute job!

Mar 22, 2012 | 08:10 PM

#26

09BlueRoadKing

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Agree with letting them do it, shouldnt be leaking after oil change.

Mar 22, 2012 | 08:14 PM

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jamala00

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Hey guys... Just an update... I'm not real impressed right now... So I went to the HD shop just to get the O-ring and a spare quart of oil. I did what was suggested. I drained all the oil into a clean container. The drain plug was so caked with pipe dope it took me forever to clean out the treads. The O-ring was shot; it was completely ripped in half... As suggested I also checked the 2 lower tranny case bolts were the exhaust mount is and yes, both of those 2 bolts where lose also. I torqued all that back down. Cleaned up the drain plug like new, put on a new O-ring and torqued the drain plug back in. Refilled the oil back... What I am a bit steamed about right now is... I just paid good money to have that 10K service done fall of last year, put another 3K miles on in the fall and had the oil change right before I put my bike away. The shop I have been taking my bike to is a shop down town, not the local HD shop. I have been taking it there based of some "good" references from some friends. Well if this forum knows about those bolts and I had a 10K service done, and that should be to check ALL fasteners, what the hell??? Not to mention not replacing a simple .06$ O-ring when changing the oil... Goop it up with pipe dope instead....??