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Old 05-09-2009, 03:28 AM
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Default Steering head Bearing grease

Please reply if anyone has had an issue with this, After my 1k service, and a ride of 140 miles, I jacked the 2009 E-Glide up to clean it, and again to install the lower rear shocks.
Each time I noticed a silver dollar sized puddle of oil on the floor under the left fork.
The dealer "convinced" me that this is steering head bearing grease, and they see it 2X's a week, and that Harley changed grease. My manual has a part# for the grease ending in 97, and I have never had or heard of anyone else experiencing this...
Plus it gets on the fender and who knows where else.
Do you think they substituted some cheap farm grease?
Thanks for the input..........Tom
 
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Old 05-09-2009, 09:05 AM
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I have an 08 Heritage, and it has dripped a little grease out of the head bearings when it is real hot in the summer. I understand this happens a lot. I will pump mine full of ultra high temp grease as soon as I get time.
 
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Old 05-09-2009, 09:26 AM
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it will drip out,
 
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