Primary Leak?
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Primary Leak?
I recently had a 25K service done on my RKC at my local H-D. I run harley synthetic. When I got it home I noticed a drop of oil under the bike and it still intermittently leaves a drop or two of oil under the bike. I asked the HD service guys about it and they said it is probably the primary seal not sealing well with the new oil change....anybody else ever have this problem?
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RE: Primary Leak?
Just because they changed the oil will not cause a leak to develop. \\; If towards the front of the bike, might be oil that was lost during changing the fileter and is caught in the nooks and crannys by the motor mount. \\; Mine will drip oil for two-three days if I am not meticulous about catching all the oil and cleaning it up. \\; If towards the rear, then double check the primary, trans and engine drain plugs to ensure they are snug. \\; \\; \\; If all is good, then it is possible that the inner primary seal is starting to seep. \\; But looks for the obvious first.
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RE: Primary Leak?
It is defenitelly not residual oil...it is starting to be more than a few drops after riding. I looked at all of the plugs...no signs of leaking there, transmission breather is dry.....it looks like it is leaking \\; vicinity of where the \\; primary inner seal is located. I was considering putting UV additive in primary to verify that is where it is coming from. Is there anything negative about putting some in the primary?
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RE: Primary Leak?
I had mistery leak coming from the back of my primary. \\; Same thing sometime it would leave a big drop sometimes small. \\; I pulled the primary off and sure enuff it was coming from the shaft seal. \\; I never was able to figure out what caused it and I just finished replacing it. \\; I'll be taking it out for a test run this afternoon. \\; I hope the new seal fixed the problem.
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