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Old 01-12-2018, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by $tonecold
All of them, apparently!
that sure looks like the plan
 
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Old 01-12-2018, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by StevenL808
I am one of the riders who has been seriously affected by this transfer issue.

At around 1,500k miles, I had my bike serviced under the service bulletin TA00022 (replacing the crankshaft seal and spacer). Soon after that I would experience a transfer of about 14 oz of transmission fluid about every 300 miles. Each time, I've been taking it back to my dealer and having them adjust the fluid levels of the transmission and primary. Each time they documented how much fluid transferred and the mileage. After about the 4th time of taking it back for fluid adjustments, the motor company sent a tech to examine my bike.

I met with the tech today and he said he installed what looks like a small plastic disc about 2" in diameter on the transmission side of the clutch push rod, right where the hydraulic clutch actuator meets the clutch push rod. The idea is that it will block excess fluid of traveling down the clutch push rod to the primary. He then rode my bike for about 200 miles at both highway speed and though city traffic. He returned to the shop and there was no transfer at all! Based on my track record, there would have been some transfer.

I now have that task of riding it and bringing it back in 1000 miles to have them check it. Only time will tell, but it looks promising!

My theory seems to have been validated. The fluid was traveling down the clutch push rod and into the primary. I further believe that since I do a lot of city riding (I commute 20 miles a day to/from work) this action was acting like a "pump" and causing it to transfer. Unlike someone who would pull the clutch a few times and ride for 50+ miles before pulling the clutch again.

Well, hope you have better luck than several of us who had the disc fix done last year that did not work.
 
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I'd like to hear of people with the disc fix if it worked or not and how many miles they did with it. My dealer has offered me this fix, too. But if it doesn't make a difference then I will wait for another fix to come.
 
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Old 02-13-2018, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Ert
I'd like to hear of people with the disc fix if it worked or not and how many miles they did with it. My dealer has offered me this fix, too. But if it doesn't make a difference then I will wait for another fix to come.
Mixed results being reported, check other threads here... I would stop short of declaring it fixed yet.
 
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Old 02-13-2018, 08:02 PM
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I'd like to hear of people with the disc fix if it worked or not and how many miles they did with it. My dealer has offered me this fix, too. But if it doesn't make a difference then I will wait for another fix to come.
You can take a look at this, it appears the disc has been revised.
Road Glide Harley Slinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annx...ature=youtu.be
 
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Old 02-13-2018, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by $tonecold
You can take a look at this, it appears the disc has been revised.
Road Glide Harley Slinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annx...ature=youtu.be
It is kind of hard to see, but is that a gasket or O-ring around the push rod?
Is that video from the MOCO or an individual? Or do you know?
 
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Old 02-13-2018, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Retrop
It is kind of hard to see, but is that a gasket or O-ring around the push rod?
Is that video from the MOCO or an individual? Or do you know?
That's my video from my bike that was done 2 weeks ago by a harley tech from Milwaukee
 
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Old 02-13-2018, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by crewchief25
That's my video from my bike that was done 2 weeks ago by a harley tech from Milwaukee
Given your northern location I would guess that you have not had the opportunity to get out and ride enough to know if this fix works or not.
 
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Originally Posted by Retrop
Given your northern location I would guess that you have not had the opportunity to get out and ride enough to know if this fix works or not.
You are correct.
 


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