| Author | Message | ||
     Michelangelo |
I've got a small leak coming from where the clutch cable goes into the primary case. the previous owner told me this was just an o ring. The Harley shop told me to bring the o ring in and they'd match it up. I figure if that's what they're goign to do, then I can match it up myself from another source. Does anyone have the part number or size of the o ring that I would need? | ||
| Socalbueller |
American Sportbike sells them | ||
| Thesmaz |
Be prepared to drain the primary, unless you have a rear stand, and take the clutch mechanism apart in order to replace that little o ring. (Message edited by Thesmaz on February 17, 2010) | ||
| Michelangelo |
I ended up ordering the o ring from American sportbike. Yeah my oil is already drained. Figure I'llg et the case polished up while everything is apart anyways. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Important Safety Tip- When reassembling, whatever you do, do NOT over-torque the hex on the clutch cable where it screws into the primary cover. The hex and threads are made of aluminum and will snap off REALLY easily. Light finger-tight with a short wrench is plenty tight. DAMHIK | ||
| Bobbuell1961 |
Usually it's leaking at the crimp , not the o ring | ||
| Michelangelo |
my cable does have some fraying right before it gets to the screw part of the fitting. Is oil just leaking through there? Would a new cable fix this? If it's leaking at the crimp, how do I fix that? A new cable? On removing the primary case cover altogether... Here's my other question: I figure I'll take the entire case cover off to get it polished up. How do I remove the clutch cable? And what do I do with the primary nut and adjuster? Is there a way to make sure I get it in the same spot when I reassemble? | ||
| Cataract2 |
If your cable is good then just get some high temp oil resistant RTV gasket would work. Just put it around the crimp part of the cable. I do that with all of my cables now since that area tends to be prone to leak it seems with me.  This stuff works good for that. | ||
| Michelangelo |
Found a great step by step on removing primary cover and fixing a leak. http://open-sport.org/Primary_Gasket/Pri_Gasket01. html |
