How To Harley Davidson Oil Leaking From Pushrod Tube Seal Repair
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- How to Repair Harley Davidson Sportster Pushrod Tube Oil leak. The tools you will need and step by step on the repair. That anybody can do. This was done on a 2003 XL1200C...Will work on most pushrod oil leaks.
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Had an oil leak at the base of the jugs. Did all four seals as per your instruction...leak gone. Took all but 45 minutes. Keep up the good work. I'll be watching for more. -Tony
Happy to help....Thank you for the Subscribe....Ride Safe. And have a great day..
Thank you! I was sure I was going to have to tear my rockers off after a rebuild to fix this leak and this killed it. Let it sit for a day and after an hour of hot riding not a drip. Really appreciate it, Rocco.
I felt the same way the first time I did it. I hate oil leaks. Thank you for your support. Ride safe and have a great day.
My 2002 1200 custom is leaking from this exact location. I’m going to get some of that sealer from auto zone and try to see if I can’t stop a leak this weekend. Thank you for putting out this information to help us save some money on repair costs.
Happy to help. Any questions just ask. It is an easy fix relatively. Thank you for watching all your support Luke. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Do I need to find top dead center on the side I’m working on before I begin this?
Thanks Man, one of the most useful DIY videos i have yet to watch.
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub J. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Let me know if you have any question..Ride Safe...And Have A Great Day.
Good video Rocco. Informative and to the point.
Will I need to drain the oil to do this?
No you will not have to drain the oil. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for your Sub Alfie. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Two Wheel Rocco how long do you recommend I let this sit before riding? It’s summer time here in MO I didn’t know if the heat would help it dry faster or not? Thanks for all you do I watch your videos first to find out if I can fix my problem
24 hours is what I did.
HI Rocco. just came back from a 250 mile trip. 05 sportster 1200c. I. saw. some oil on. all my push rod cover from. top to bottom. when. I take. short. trips. never saw this. this. this. vid. the. same fix. bike has. 21K. on it. thxx. for all your. help your. my go to guy for fixes. Mike
Clean and make sure it is not from your rocker box and running down your motor. If you look at it on the kick stand side you will see the rocker box leak. Pushrod will be on your right side. and that will be the same as this video. Any questions just ask. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for all your Support.
Hey! Your video was the first on the list and boy did it make good sense and I'll be able to get this resolved quickly! Thank you!! Great video!
94 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL1200
Happy to Help, Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub . Ride Safe and have a great day
Hope it works on my shovelhead …. Great tip and another excellent video, Thanks!
Happy to help. Let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching and your sub. rcanoli99 Ride safe and have a great day
Thank you Rocco! Your videos are the best!
Happy to help...Any questions just ask. .Thank you for watching and your sub Henry....Ride Safe. And have a great day
Thank you for the answer , it looks like they all have oil leaking and , it also looks like the font tappet base seal may leak as well , it’s hard to tell if it’s coming from the base gasket at the tap a block as well should I put a little RTV at the bottom gasket before I tighten everything back up? Or just around the seals only? They’re cosmetic Metal gaskets from the 1275 upgrade kit. I want to get this right instead of paying in Indy to do it all over. I just don’t wanna ruin anything. I hope you understand any help would be greatly appreciated as far as the base gasket. And thank you again I’m gonna be watching all your videos really soon to do as much maintenance on my sportster as I can I love the bike and I love to ride thanks again Rocco
Yes, Just don't touch the push rod Adjustment. Clean all surfaces well. Use RTV and seal her up neatly. Patience and all will work out well. Let us know how this work out.
Wow this is gonna save me tons of time, good vid man
And money....Let me know how it works out..Ride safe and have a great day..
Do you have to seat the gasket into the bracket body(where it was originally)? I line the pin in the rear up and the Allen nut goes in but it seems like it’s still all cattywampus. I can’t get a could seal. Should I crank down the bolt and expect everything to seat on its own? How much positioning did you do to the gasket
You were not at top dead center. What I would do is slowly turn down the four center bolts on your rockers and that will seat everything properly. Let us know how it works out. You will be all right just make sure those pushrods are correctly in place try to spin pushrods when you're done with the four rocker bolts.
I’m seeing oil bubbling up from the rear lower tubes on my 2004 Sportster. Last year I installed a Hammer 1275 package. Don’t want to pull it all apart so I’m going to try this. Hope it works for me….if so it will be an easy fix and Rocco will be my hero! 🤞
Worked for me a few times on different bikes. Just let it sit a day before starting. So it can do its job. clean with brake cleaner so you get a good adhesion. Let us know how it works out and thank you for watching. And your sub Sporty04..
@@TwoWheelRocco thanks. I gave it a shot today and the block would not lift up. I tried a rubber mallet and it broke free but the tubes were still stuck to the block no matter what I did. I didn’t want to force it and do any damage so I put the screws back in. I did notice all four screws were not tight from the start so I snugged them down good when I put them back in…maybe that made the leak Idk. I’ll ride it tomorrow and see what happens. Your channel is awesome.
@@XenaTheQuadCamBikah let us know how it works out. Thank you for watching all your support.
@@TwoWheelRocco Unfortunately still leaking so when I get some time I will have to pull the rear head to replace the lower push rod O rings. I bet they’re both pinched. I saw Dan from Hammer Performance say four small dabs of super glue on the outer edge of the O rings and they won’t move and it won’t leak. Now I know, I’ll do it to the top and bottom ones when I reassemble. Not the end of the world just a pain. ✌️
@@XenaTheQuadCamBikah Sorry to hear it didn't work out. It's a lot of work. That's why the big V twins end up replacing and cutting the pushrods and replacing them with adjustable's. I don't like it. But the dealer does it all the time, Saves lots of labor. . Let us know how it works out. Like you said, It could be worse. Thank you for watch
I have a decent leak from tubes 1and 4 I’m def going try this I just put it all back together after a 1275bore I hope they just need be reseated.... if it come me redoing the gaskets will the ultra black come off easy or is it pain In the ass.? Thanks so much for this bit of information
It comes off real easy...A must fix, That easy. Let me know how this works out. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Just did all 4 and 3put 4 sealed I’m going back in and going reapply and should be good thank you!
Happy to hear...Hate oil leaks..Ride Safe and have a great day.
Man you probably saved me what at harley would be something ridiculous like 1k for that lol thank you
Happy to help. It's always great to save money and repair your own machine. Thank you for watching and your sub Alberto. Ride safe and have a great day.
If it ain't leaking oil it ain't a Harley! 😂
I Agree, Always something.... that is the cost of admission. But I love them. They keep me out of trouble. Thank you for the comment Jasper. Ride safe and have a great day.
Hi Rocco , Great video brother thank you very much. My question is will this work on a 2016 sportster iron 883/1275 kit upgrade? My front tappet block and or seals are leaking , I have adjustable pushrods tubes as well. I’m not a great mechanic by any means so before I do this I wanna make sure I don’t have to readjust pushrods or do anything crazy. I’m nervous but I want to do this at home so hopefully you can help with this question. And thank you again I subscribed great videos
It is the same. You will not touch you pushrods. figure witch tube seal is leaking. no need to touch the tappet blocks. Just undo the tube, and you can get to your seals. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for you Sub.
hi i have the same problem i'm going to this. question Rocco do i need to drain the oil? before i do that.
No you do not drain the oil...Let me know how this works out...Any question just ask.
Hey Rocco I got a 1988 883 that’s leaking oil and air from the base of the push rods on the front cylinder. I loosened the Allen head holding the pushrod block down then tried to wedge the block up as you did in the video but it looks like the pushrod covers won’t let me push the block up.
1988 Sportster. I will send you a video and the specs on that lefter block. ruclips.net/video/H6LpB2FPOVI/видео.html. I sent you an eBay add that shows those parts. I hope that helps to understand those parts. The O-ring is what seals the lift block. Could be stubborn to remove. I'm sorry I couldn't help more. Thank you for watching and all your support Grag. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
I have a 1990 Electraglide the single cam evo motor. My front push rod tube base is leaking like yours. Do you feel I can do repair like toy showed. It has 4 small screens holding the base down. It appears the gasket is flat not an o ring. I feel if I can lift it I could do what you did.
Yes you can. Just take your time when lifting base. Let us know how this works out.
@@TwoWheelRocco Thank you for the response. I will try. My mechanic friend wants to cut the current rods and put in adjustable ones. I am afraid cause the bike is old but it runs perfect and in my mind the lifters are use to the current rods, if we put in adjustable it may be too tight or too loose thus causing ware and lifter failure and this hasn't happened since 1990 when the bike was new.
It runs perfect. Leave it alone. Friend $$$$..Stop..Fix what's broke. The leak...Ride Safe and have a great day.
Where was this leak showing up on the floor ? Was it the left side by the kick stand ? I have small leak on my 03 sportster but i am not sure where its coming from ?
Happy to help. I like to clean with engine degreaser and then sprinkle. A little white powder started up bike then shot off. see where that white powder turns brown and that's where the leak is coming from. Any talcum powder will work. As for where the leak usually ends up, it will go by the oil pipe where you remove. to drain your oil. Thank you for watching all your support Brendan,. Ride safe and have a great day. Let us know how it works out.
I have the same bike love the color of that gun metal blue
I agree fantastic color. Any questions just ask. Thank you for watching and your sub Ray. Ride safe and have a great day.
I done what you said cleaned the air filter, i think the person put two much oil in, like you say it only needs just below half way on stainless steel rod between undercuts, soon feels up when hot, thanks, good saying never set a time to finish buy, 💯🍀
Don't go over halfway even when the bike is hot. maybe a little past. Hope this helps.
i wonder if this will work for the top end of tube o-rings
I can't see why it would not. can't hurt to try. Let us know how it works out.
I can't see why it would not. can't hurt to try. Let us know how it works out.
Looks good. I've a 1999 flstc heritage softail. Excuse my ignorance but will this work on my machine. I'm a new big twin owner.
Happy to Help, Thank you for your Sub. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Make sure to give the sealant a day to dry before running it.
I agree.
Hey Rocco, how long would you let this sit for to dry. I'm thinking 12-24 hours. How long did you let this bike sit before firing it up?
! hour...Let me know how this works out.
Two Wheel Rocco I will for sure. I'm gonna go by the instructions and wait the 24 hrs. I'll let you know how I make out. I've had a local harley mechanic try to fix the leak and a harley shop. If this doesn't work then I don't know what will.
What did you use?
Two Wheel Rocco same stuff you did. Bikes warming up now. I'll let you know how I make out 🤞
Would this be the same process for a 2015 xl1200x?
Happy to help. Yes it would be but make sure that's where it's leaking oil from. Thank you for watching and your support Zatoichi. Ride safe and have a great day.
I get puffs of smoke from the top of my pushrod on the front cylinder when i start mine, and thats the only time. Whats your advice
Happy to help. Sounds to me the only place smoke come from is a loose exhaust in the front. Any questions just ask. I would spray some penetrating oil on those nuts on your front exhaust. Be careful and check if it's loose. Remember when it warms up you don't see no smoke so it's not really that loose. Thank you for watching. And all your support Jake. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day. Remember, you don't won't to make this a problem. Regardless do not break that exhaust stud. If you don't hear an exhaust leak at the front of your motorcycle, maybe you shouldn't worry about it. be careful. But that smoke would bother me too.
@@TwoWheelRocco Got a full top end gasket kit, and theres no further issue, but the head gasket was shredded right where the rocker was, so it explains everything!!!
Thank you for the update. Ride safe and have a great day. Happy all worked out.@@odintradez4
What about tons of oil coming out of the crankcase vent tube. How do you fix that?
Happy to help. You need to check you're a dipstick. It should not be over half on that dipstick. Or you will have residue on your air filter. I telltale sign is the run your fingers under the air filter if there's oil on your fingers there's a good chance you have too much oil in the bike. Which causing havoc. Halfway on dipstick and all will be well. Let us know how this works out. Thank you for watching and your sub Ed....Ride Safe and Have a great day.
Did you put it back togehter with same old gasket?🤔
Happy to help. Yes, I just coated the O-ring with permatex black and that's what resealed it. Thank you for watching and your support Joneky. Ride Safe and have a great day.
Will that work on my 03 road king?
It is a little different. You can try reseating it. They are all the same in how they work. disassemble pushrod cove and inspect O ring one Tube at a time, Seal it reinstall. Any questions just ask. Thank you for your Sub Ryan. Let us know how this works out.
My whole block is vibrating and leakin oil at base of push rod what can tht b
What bike year and miles?
Two Wheel Rocco 98 heritage soft tail I tighten up the block and the leak gone so it all gd ty
What sealant are you using
Happy to help. Are used ultra black gasket maker, oil resistant from permatex. Thank you for watching and all your support Eddie. Let us know how it works out. Ride safe and have a great day.
Thanks man. I’m going to give it a try. Mine is leaking bad.
Hi sir I have a questions do you have email? So I can send you a picture of my problem of my sportster maybe you have the answer for me
Erocco3964@gmail.com
Would i be free to do the same i have a slight leak on the front left side of the front jug base
Wondering if you’ve an email... I’d like to shoot you a video of a problem I ran into?
erocco3964@gmail.com