How to Change the Three Oil Compartments on the Harley Davidson Twin Cam Motorbike
past Chris Gilliland
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Every bit the owner of a Twin Cam 88-powered Harley-Davidson motorcycle, it is your job to ensure that the engine, primary clutch system and manual receives regular fluid changes. Different a unit-construction motorbike, which combines its engine and manual into i assembly that uses a single type of oil, Harley's Twin Cam engine is a split up item from the transmission and clutch. Each system uses its own oil type that needs replacement every two,500 miles.
Pace i
Warm upward your Harley-Davidson motorcycle to bring its fluids to operating temperature. First the motor and let it idle for at least iii minutes, and so plow the motorcycle off. Let the oil settle for some other v minutes.
Pace 2
Unscrew the engine oil drain plug with a 5/8-inch socket and a socket wrench. On Softail models the engine oil drain plug is under the right side of the motorcycle's frame, near the rear bike. Dyna and Touring models have their oil drain plugs under the transmission housing. Drain the engine oil into an oil pan. Replace the drain plug's O-band, then screw it into place later on the oil has tuckered. Tighten the drain plug to 18 foot-pounds with a torque wrench.
Step 3
Unscrew the oil filter from the front of the engine, using an oil filter wrench. Drain any oil trapped within the filter housing into your oil pan. Fill a new oil filter with 20W50 motorcycle oil, then screw information technology onto the engine by paw until the filter'due south gasket is touching the filter housing. Tighten the oil filter an boosted 3/iv turn by paw.
Step four
Unscrew the manual housing's bleed plug, using a 5/eight-inch socket. On Softails, the bleed plug is establish betwixt the rear shocks; Dyna and Touring models have drain plugs under the left side of the engine's oil pan. Replace the drain plug's O-ring, so spiral it into identify after the oil has drained. Tighten the drain plug to 18 pes-pounds with a torque wrench.
Stride 5
Unscrew the filler plug from the left side of the transmission, using a 3/8-inch Allen wrench. Fill the transmission with 24 oz. of Harley-Davidson manual fluid, using a funnel. Screw the filler plug into the transmission with a 3/viii-inch Allen wrench. Tighten the filler plug to 50 inch-pounds with a torque wrench.
Step six
Pull the filler cap out of the oil tank. Fill the oil tank with 3 ane/2 qt. of 20W50 motorcycle oil, using a funnel. Clean up any spilled oil with a rag, then reinsert the filler cap into the oil tank.
Stride 7
Unscrew the primary housing's bleed plug, located beneath the circular clutch inspection comprehend on the left side of the engine, using a T40 Torx driver. Drain the main's fluid into your oil pan. Replace the drain plug'due south O-ring, then spiral the drain plug into the master housing with a T40 Torx driver. Tighten the drain plug to vi foot-pounds with a torque wrench.
Unscrew all 5 bolts from the primary housing'southward clutch inspection encompass with a T27 Torx commuter. Pull the cover and its gasket away from the primary housing. Make full the main housing with 32 oz. of Harley-Davidson primary fluid. Reinstall the clutch inspection comprehend and its gasket onto the primary housing, using a T27 Torx driver.
References
- "The Professional Motorcycle Repair Plan"; Professional Career Development Institute; 1995
- "Harley-Davidson Service Manual: Softail Models"; Harley-Davidson Motor Co.; 2004
- "Harley-Davidson Service Transmission: Dyna Models"; Harley-Davidson Motor Co.; 2004
- "101 Harley-Davidson Twin Cam Performance Projects"; Chris Maida, Marking Zimmerman and Jeff Hackett; 2005
Things You'll Need
- v/eight-inch socket
- Socket wrench
- Oil pan
- Drain plug O-rings
- Torque wrench
- Oil filter wrench
- Oil filter
- 20W50 motor oil
- 3/8-inch Allen wrench
- Harley-Davidson transmission fluid
- Rags
- T40 and T27 Torx drivers
- Harley-Davidson primary fluid
Writer Bio
An avid motorcyclist, Chris Gilliland has immersed himself into the two-wheeled earth while balancing piece of work life and raising 3 daughters. When he is non managing the parts section of a local, multi-line motorcycle dealership, Gilliland tin can often be found riding, writing or working on his motorcycle blog, Wingman's Garage.