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Old 06-21-2017, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom84FXST
WAY overthinking this....it is not the space shuttle.


Drain oil out..pour 1 quart in...don't even waste time looking where it comes to...drink a beer.

That is how I do. Although I can't remember if the beer comes first or not. You aren't baking a cake here.
 
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says right in the manual that bike should be upright when changing primary oil.
 
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Old 06-21-2017, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jhblaze1
says right in the manual that bike should be upright when changing primary oil.
Yeah but the issue I had was the crappy craftsman lift I have doesn't fit under the bike. So to drain it I had to sit on it to keep it straight, but when I filled it was on the jiffy stand.

Need a better lift
 
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Originally Posted by marxman
Yeah but the issue I had was the crappy craftsman lift I have doesn't fit under the bike. So to drain it I had to sit on it to keep it straight, but when I filled it was on the jiffy stand.

Need a better lift
You could always have a buddy sit on the bike to keep it upright while you refill the primary. Just a thought....
 
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Old 06-21-2017, 04:25 PM
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You could always have a buddy sit on the bike to keep it upright while you refill the primary. Just a thought....
Now I need a buddy too???
 
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Originally Posted by marxman
So called the dealer they said bring it in, they put a new gasket, and are replacing the left mirror as it has some fluid marks on it.. thankfully all under warranty. As you guys have pointed out the gaskets and maybe the design kind of suck, the service guys admitted that.

Glad to know it wasnt something I did Just got me worried that something happened after I have been fiddling with it.

thanks all!!
Cool, it's very easy to over tighten the master cover. I go down and bottom and turn just till I see gasket bulge slightly. It is what I depend on keeping screw tight. Seems to work on a Softail. And a few years ago, they came out with a gasket that was a nightmare.
Are your mirrors painted?
 
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Originally Posted by marxman
Yeah but the issue I had was the crappy craftsman lift I have doesn't fit under the bike. So to drain it I had to sit on it to keep it straight, but when I filled it was on the jiffy stand.

Need a better lift
Yeah I hear ya. I'm looking into getting one myself. My first 2 services are free, but after that I want to change my own juices.
 
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Originally Posted by RIPSAW
Cool, it's very easy to over tighten the master cover. I go down and bottom and turn just till I see gasket bulge slightly. It is what I depend on keeping screw tight. Seems to work on a Softail. And a few years ago, they came out with a gasket that was a nightmare.
Are your mirrors painted?
Yes, mirrors are black. I washed the fluid off when I got to work, but noticed there was pretty visible spots on the paint. I read somewhere thatan orange based cleaner can clean DOT4 fluid so tried that when I got home... seems to have worked.
 
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