Primary oil change question
#21
10-25-2013, 04:03 PM
Road Master
My bike is an '06 Street Glide.
Problem is, the bottom of the inspection cover is 3/8" lower than the bottom of the derby cover. With the bike on it's side stand, primary oil spills down on the floor if it is not drained before removing the inspection cover. (I found this out the first time I tried to adjust the tensioner without first draining the primary.)
So....re-filling through this cover isn't impossible, just unnecessarily difficult when the derby cover is so very easy to use (and spelled out in the shop manual as the correct method).
And with that reply I think this horse is now quite dead.
Problem is, the bottom of the inspection cover is 3/8" lower than the bottom of the derby cover. With the bike on it's side stand, primary oil spills down on the floor if it is not drained before removing the inspection cover. (I found this out the first time I tried to adjust the tensioner without first draining the primary.)
So....re-filling through this cover isn't impossible, just unnecessarily difficult when the derby cover is so very easy to use (and spelled out in the shop manual as the correct method).
And with that reply I think this horse is now quite dead.
problem. I drain mine hot and overnight with the front wheel on a 2x4 - one quart comes
out every time. rarely does the tensioner need to be adjusted but I like being able to
check it.
#22
04-28-2021, 12:12 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
Only takes 2 minutes to take off the derby cover as long as someone before you hasn't cranked the bolts down so hard that you strip the heads.
Use a 27 torx driver and carefully remove the bolts.
You will then be able to see the fluid level.
Just barely snug the bolts down when putting the cover back on, no need to make them killer tight, cause you'll strip the heads next time.
Use a 27 torx driver and carefully remove the bolts.
You will then be able to see the fluid level.
Just barely snug the bolts down when putting the cover back on, no need to make them killer tight, cause you'll strip the heads next time.
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