M8 problems
#1351
04-23-2018, 08:38 PM
Grand HDF Member
so you're stating the sumping issue is only on a few bikes for some reason and not an overall design flaw? Can you tell how you arrived at that conclusion?
if someone doesn't know their bike is being damaged when they're riding it hard, of course they'd be happy?
I had to wade through 60 pages of posts to find the information discussed here.
if someone doesn't know their bike is being damaged when they're riding it hard, of course they'd be happy?
I had to wade through 60 pages of posts to find the information discussed here.
Last edited by F150HD; 04-23-2018 at 08:39 PM.
#1352
04-24-2018, 06:19 AM
so you're stating the sumping issue is only on a few bikes for some reason and not an overall design flaw? Can you tell how you arrived at that conclusion?
if someone doesn't know their bike is being damaged when they're riding it hard, of course they'd be happy?
I had to wade through 60 pages of posts to find the information discussed here.
if someone doesn't know their bike is being damaged when they're riding it hard, of course they'd be happy?
I had to wade through 60 pages of posts to find the information discussed here.
Why would they not know? Everyone I ride with, checks their fluids on a regular basis, as a general practice, why would you not? It takes 30 seconds.
I’m in no way shape or form an HD apologists, believe me, I’ve had a love/hate relationship for 40 years. All I’m saying is, I wouldn’t let the issue stop me from buying and enjoying a great bike. Just keep an eye on things, it ain’t that hard. If a problem arises, make them fix it.
Maybe I’m wrong, I think this was probably some bad parts. If it was a major design flaw, every single M8 would be fu@&$d. Think about it.
Last edited by Animalhd1; 04-24-2018 at 06:23 AM.
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#1353
04-24-2018, 08:55 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
Why would they not know? Everyone I ride with, checks their fluids on a regular basis, as a general practice, why would you not? It takes 30 seconds.
I’m in no way shape or form an HD apologists, believe me, I’ve had a love/hate relationship for 40 years. All I’m saying is, I wouldn’t let the issue stop me from buying and enjoying a great bike. Just keep an eye on things, it ain’t that hard. If a problem arises, make them fix it.
Maybe I’m wrong, I think this was probably some bad parts. If it was a major design flaw, every single M8 would be fu@&$d. Think about it.
As far as issues go whether it be oil xfer or sumping it's more then likely a design weakness than a flaw. My bet is that if you pull apart a bike with either issue you won't find anything out of tolerance. You may find some stuff close to tolerance but it's more then likely simply a combination of things causes the issues.
#1354
04-24-2018, 03:15 PM
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#1355
04-28-2018, 05:14 PM
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#1357
04-29-2018, 07:39 AM
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#1358
04-29-2018, 07:42 AM
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#1359
04-29-2018, 07:49 AM
Seasoned HDF Member
Here is the service bulletin link that a previous poster supplied.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...n-11_11_17.pdf (see bottom of page -2- through page -3-, later in the bulletin it advises the changeout of the oil pump if sumping is duplicated by dealer)
It tells the dealer to verify the problem exists, sumping, its causes and if it is able to be duplicated, then replace the oil pump. Now with a new oil pump do the same operating conditions result in the same problem? I don't know but maybe someone on the forum who has had their's replaced by this service bulletin can tell us.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/attac...n-11_11_17.pdf (see bottom of page -2- through page -3-, later in the bulletin it advises the changeout of the oil pump if sumping is duplicated by dealer)
It tells the dealer to verify the problem exists, sumping, its causes and if it is able to be duplicated, then replace the oil pump. Now with a new oil pump do the same operating conditions result in the same problem? I don't know but maybe someone on the forum who has had their's replaced by this service bulletin can tell us.
