Harley Evo Oil Drain Plug Location

Drain the primary chain case.

Harley evo oil drain plug location.

Evo back of the bike oil tank drain hose connected to a nipple on the frame with a hose clamp. Remove the magnetic drain plug located underneath the motorcycle exact location varies by model on the right side of the oil pan. Dyna and touring models have their oil drain plugs under the transmission housing. Bob teaches you how to adjust the clutch and primary chain on your harley softail or dyna model.

Some may be modified and just be a hose with a bolt stuck in it with a hose clamp. The horizontal bolt is the transmission drain screw. This holds true for both twin cams and m8 touring models. Find the drain plug in the bottom side of the chain case.

Harley clutch adjustment on a softail or dyna. The vertical bolt is the oil drain plug. If the primary drain plug allocation becomes stripped. Drain the engine oil into a sealable oil catch pan.

Place your drain pan under the plug. Unscrew the engine oil drain plug with a 5 8 inch socket and a socket wrench. Clean the crankcase drain plug if removed from a 1993 or newer touring model with a shop towel. Be sure to achieve free play on the clutch cable to verify that you have proper adjustment on the clutch cable pack and check for the proper specs in your service manual for adjusting the primary chain if your model has the adjustment window.

Alternatively 1993 to 1998 touring models use a crankcase drain plug located under the front of the engine. Drain the engine oil into an oil pan. On softail models the engine oil drain plug is under the right side of the motorcycle s frame near the rear wheel. The picture of the plug s location is in next step.

The most common way oil cases become damaged is from harley drain plug over tightening. Allow the used lubricant to drain into a suitable container. My 1995 1340 evo roadking oil light stays on at idle when the engine is hot i ve chenged the oil and filter using genuine harley davidson changed the oil pressure switch and even done a full engine flush with 4 litres of flush oil which as made the oil light stay on until 1200 rpm s before i flushed the system the light would go off at a round 1000 1100 rmp s. Unscrew the drain plug using a 5 8 inch socket and a socket wrench.

This is the beginning of the final leg of your oil change.