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Old 07-17-2017, 12:45 PM
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yeah I did this because I was checking hers (which hasn't had a transfer issue) and noticed her dipstick was not chrome polished and easy to read so I swapped them...just noticed when checking both that they were the same level with the dipsticks being identical, whether on jiffy or upright after having drained and filled both the same..they don't have jiffy and upright marks like the engine oil so irrelevant
Since the service manual calls for them to be checked on the Jiffy stand now, I just wanted to know the trick on the Freewheeler to getting it onto the Jiffy stand?
 
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So how did you get her Freewheeler on the Jiffy stand?
Now you did it. Right now , somewhere there is an owner a Frewheeler examining their ride looking for a side stand
 
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I checked mine at about 300 miles and it was right at the add mark. I've checked it a few times since and just now at almost 1000 miles and it is still at that same level.
No loss. I suspect MoCo put just that amount in.

1000 mile service this week. I will continue to monitor.
 
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Since the service manual calls for them to be checked on the Jiffy stand now, I just wanted to know the trick on the Freewheeler to getting it onto the Jiffy stand?
my wife has gained a lot of upper body strength muscling trikes around so long and she just lifts up one side while I service it
 
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I saw a new 17 trike on the jiffy stand once (kinda) during the demo rides in Daytona. It had lost the left wheel.
 
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i guess when it comes to trans dipsticks it's all about the angle of the dangle..whatever the hell that means...I don't ever recall fretting over a bike more than this damn one..at least it's awesomeness offsets that
 
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my wife has gained a lot of upper body strength muscling trikes around so long and she just lifts up one side while I service it
Better not pi$$ her off anymore, she might let it slip one of these times.
 
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Interesting... I once bought one of those digital dipsticks from a member here.... he sold it because it wouldn't work on his Tri-Glide, I have a Limited.



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Mine is somehow leaking from the transmission into the primary case at a rate of 100ml every 100 miles ! I drained 2600ml of fluid out of the primary ! I'm still trying to find the cause ! I ride a 2013 Harley Davidson Dyna Fat Bob.
 
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Originally Posted by mjwebb
i guess when it comes to trans dipsticks it's all about the angle of the dangle..whatever the hell that means...I don't ever recall fretting over a bike more than this damn one..at least it's awesomeness offsets that
The angle of the dangle is proportional to the mass of the assz as long as the heat of the meat stays constant. Hope this helps...
 
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