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Quick Question - Stator cover removal without draining oil?

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I'd like to remove my cover to put it on the buffing wheel. If I do this, am I going to dump oil all over the place? Clymer's says to drain the oil first, I wanted to know if there was a little trick like with the right hand side cover on the side stand.

Thanks!
 
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I keep on seeing posts on ways to get the stator cover off without draining the oil. I don't see the big deal in draining the oil. What will it take, 5 minutes to drain and a few minutes to fill it back up, Ted
 
knotzilla said:
I keep on seeing posts on ways to get the stator cover off without draining the oil. I don't see the big deal in draining the oil. What will it take, 5 minutes to drain and a few minutes to fill it back up, Ted
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Same here. I wasn't due for a change so I didn't change the filter, but I drained the oil. Not gonna risk the bike falling over propped against something.
 
I'm trying to avoid draining oil with 80 miles, especially when it necesitates dropping my pipes and putting up with the ensuing mess.
 
Is dropping the pipes because of the V&H 4 into 1? If it is, so much for buying one of those.
 
Damn it. I have to confirm for the one I'm looking at. I don't mind losing the center stand, but I'm not gonna drop the pipes every 1500 or 2000 miles to change the oil.
 
J_C said:
I think it depends on your bike. For mine my center stand works fine.
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I THINK I'm ok. I'm looking at the upswept megaphone and it doesn't look like it runs under the bike like some of their models do.
 
you dont have to drain the oil on mine. a couple tablespoons come out when you take the cover off though so be prepared.
 
I do trust you :) That's good news. I thought for sure between the stator cover and the right hand cover I'd have a problem. Looks like I'm good to go, taking them off and alternating how the bike sits. Thanks all.
 
Not sure if your motor is similiar to mine but watch the stator wire. It was really easy for me to rip the gasket on mine. Nothing more money and time didn't fix.


C
 
On an 850, you only lose a little bit of oil when removing the stator cover on the centerstand, and I don't see why it would be any different for the other models. Put a big drain pan underneath to catch the few spoonfuls that come out and some foil over the frame tube if you're picky.

Make sure you have a new stator cover gasket handy. You WILL tear the old one.
 
Thanks for the tip on the gasket guys. I don't have any spares. I'll have to order. I'll wait to polish this cover until I have the gasket. Cheers
 
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