What Did You Do To Your Freewheeler Today?

June has not been kind to me. Course I didn't die, so I guess that counts for something. Managed a 40 mile ride (my first in June) to Vilaris, my favorite inexpensive lunch spot. Next day had cataract surgery so I'm down again. At least I can polish the fenders :)

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JTJersey said:
June has not been kind to me. Course I didn't die, so I guess that counts for something. Managed a 40 mile ride (my first in June) to Vilaris, my favorite inexpensive lunch spot. Next day had cataract surgery so I'm down again. At least I can polish the fenders :)
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Hey JT ... Had cataract surgery last year and it was like the friggin Wizard Of Oz. Healing was uneventful, as I'm sure yours will be as well and then welcome to a brand new world. I picked distance lens implants so I do have to use readers. Rest up and feel well soon!
 
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Noodles107 said:
Hey JT ... Had cataract surgery last year and it was like the friggin Wizard Of Oz. Healing was uneventful, as I'm sure yours will be as well and then welcome to a brand new world. I picked distance lens implants so I do have to use readers. Rest up and feel well soon!
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I did the same years ago - no issues and still going strong @ 79 years!

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Just got this from Amazon today, I carry a plug kit and now have this, just in case

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Heading to VA Saturday and I'm at 19,500 miles on my '21 so looked like a good time to do an oil change by myself instead of the dealership and here's what I found when I pulled the drain plug.

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That's plumbers pipe sealant on the threads with a broken "O" ring. Guess Atlantic County HD couldn't afford a replacement gasket. :gah:
 
JTJersey said:
Heading to VA Saturday and I'm at 19,500 miles on my '21 so looked like a good time to do an oil change by myself instead of the dealership and here's what I found when I pulled the drain plug.

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That's plumbers pipe sealant on the threads with a broken "O" ring. Guess Atlantic County HD couldn't afford a replacement gasket. :gah:
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Too much thread sealant can tear the O ring I use brush on Teflon , very light on threads only and always new O ring

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JTJersey said:
Heading to VA Saturday and I'm at 19,500 miles on my '21 so looked like a good time to do an oil change by myself instead of the dealership and here's what I found when I pulled the drain plug.

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That's plumbers pipe sealant on the threads with a broken "O" ring. Guess Atlantic County HD couldn't afford a replacement gasket. :gah:
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That’s is what Harley uses…. when I changed it all on mine I always get a new plug and they use that O-ring and what you think is pipe sealer is actually a type of Loctite..

The part number for the drain plug is..60328-98B… Plug assembly magnetic drain..
 
rhino 2 said:
That’s is what Harley uses…. when I changed it all on mine I always get a new plug and they use that O-ring and what you think is pipe sealer is actually a type of Loctite..

The part number for the drain plug is..60328-98B… Plug assembly magnetic drain..
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Just to clarify if you get a new plug from Harley you’ll see that they use an O ring and with the Loctite already on the treads..Gone are the copper washers that are reused…I don’t like reusing rubber I rings so every time I change my oil I buy a new drain plug and it comes as a kit…. I think bad mouthing your dealer was a little premature…
 
rhino 2 said:
Just to clarify if you get a new plug from Harley you’ll see that they use an O ring and with the Loctite already on the treads..Gone are the copper washers that are reused…I don’t like reusing rubber I rings so every time I change my oil I buy a new drain plug and it comes as a kit…. I think bad mouthing your dealer was a little premature…
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This wasn't Loctite of any sort. The threads cleaned up easily, unlike they would with Loctite. It was Teflon sealant like you might use on natural gas pipes. I'm very familiar with both. That O ring was split when I removed the plug. It was surely split when it was reinstalled at the last oil change or maybe split when the plug was over-tightened.

There's no mention of using Loctite in the manual, only replacing the O ring, which I did. If you knew my past experience with these guys you'd understand my irritation with finding something as unprofessional as this in a simple oil change. These are the guys who only changed two out of four spark plugs at each service interval because they didn't know how to get the gas tank off.
 
JTJersey said:
This wasn't Loctite of any sort. The threads cleaned up easily, unlike they would with Loctite. It was Teflon sealant like you might use on natural gas pipes. I'm very familiar with both. That O ring was split when I removed the plug. It was surely split when it was reinstalled at the last oil change or maybe split when the plug was over-tightened. There's no mention of using Loctite in the manual, only replacing the O ring, which I did. If you knew my past experience with these guys you'd understand my irritation with finding something as unprofessional as this in a simple oil change. These are the guys who only changed two out of four spark plugs at each service interval because they didn't know how to get the gas tank off.
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The reason they say use a New O Ring is that they are a one time washer twice I had the washer come apart when I remove the plug.. And I didn’t over tighten and I didn’t reuse..Order a new one….And look at the treads…Like I said it’s a kind of dry wax loctite (white/ tan color) it works by making a chemical reaction as you thread it in…..
 
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JTJersey said:
This wasn't Loctite of any sort. The threads cleaned up easily, unlike they would with Loctite. It was Teflon sealant like you might use on natural gas pipes. I'm very familiar with both. That O ring was split when I removed the plug. It was surely split when it was reinstalled at the last oil change or maybe split when the plug was over-tightened. There's no mention of using Loctite in the manual, only replacing the O ring, which I did. If you knew my past experience with these guys you'd understand my irritation with finding something as unprofessional as this in a simple oil change. These are the guys who only changed two out of four spark plugs at each service interval because they didn't know how to get the gas tank off.
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There is no mention of Teflon in the manual, the O ring could have been damaged during the install because of the Teflon, if too much is used it will cause the O ring to push out of its groove causing the O ring to tear

Harley has Never used Loc -Tite on the drain plugs @ the factory, only the brushed on Teflon
 
Just got back from a 600 mile round trip to VA. Except for the hour and a half back-up at the Annapolis Bay Bridge coming back today it was great ride. That back up at the bridge was first gear all the way. I have very bad memories of that exact same situation at that same bridge on my '78 Shovel. It did not go well. The M8 Freewheeler didn't pay it any mind. Just did it's thing and when we were clear of the mess kicked it back up to 65 the rest of the trip. It was a bit toasty too at around 92º F.

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Saw this nice Free when I stopped for a break at Steakouts on Rt 40 when I got back into Jersey. Couldn't spot the owner. Too many people there. Good ride that was much needed.

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Coolest Cooler Ever ... We don't go anywhere without a few bottles of water. Easy to throw them into a lunch box style cooler for the car but not quite so easy to fit them safely into the bike. Hate to spend $3.00+ for a bottle of water when we are out. Found this super Cool Cooler on Amazon and the measurements looked like it would sit nicely in the bike trunk. Arrived this morning and what a "Cool" piece it is.

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Noodles107 said:
Coolest Cooler Ever ... We don't go anywhere without a few bottles of water. Easy to throw them into a lunch box style cooler for the car but not quite so easy to fit them safely into the bike. Hate to spend $3.00+ for a bottle of water when we are out. Found this super Cool Cooler on Amazon and the measurements looked like it would sit nicely in the bike trunk. Arrived this morning and what a "Cool" piece it is.

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Great idea 👍….I might have to get one for my Side by Side…..Do you think beer cans will fit??😉😉..
 
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