Can a baker oil pan be replaced on a Harley?
With our FLH transmission gasket surface cleaned and our new oil pan hardware prepped with blue Loctite, we are ready to start replacing an oil pan with Baker’s 1.5 oil pan assembly. As we’ve noted before; it is not at all necessary to remove the rear wheel, or primary drive assembly when replacing an oil pan.
How big should the oil pan be on a Harley Davidson?
Work together to raise the top section into position and begin loosely installing the nine 3/4″ long screws. After all of the hardware has been started you can begin to evenly and alternately snug the screws. Then, final torque the hardware 110 to 130 inch pounds according to the specified sequence in the Baker instruction sheet.
What’s the best way to replace an oil pan?
The screws will hold the gasket in place and act as a guide as you are handling the pan section. Baker actually recommends using the longer, bottom pan, supplied hardware to aid in holding the gasket in position. The longer, bottom pan screws are easier to handle for this temporary, alignment step.
What kind of oil do you put in a transmission pan?
Fill the transmission fluid per your service manual’s required capacity when you and fill the BAKER 1.5 with motor oil of your choice. B oth, Baker and Bob recommend Spectro® Synthetic V-Twin 20W50 motor oil when you are replacing an oil pan and Spectro® Synthetic 75W140 transmission fluid.
What does Baker’s + 1.5 quart engine oil pan do?
Engine oil does two things. It lubricates metal-on-metal interfaces and carries heat away from hot spots like cylinder heads and the underside of the pistons. So BAKER’s +1.5 quart oil pan was designed to lower engine oil temperature by using a larger volume of oil to carry heat away from the hot engine.
With our FLH transmission gasket surface cleaned and our new oil pan hardware prepped with blue Loctite, we are ready to start replacing an oil pan with Baker’s 1.5 oil pan assembly. As we’ve noted before; it is not at all necessary to remove the rear wheel, or primary drive assembly when replacing an oil pan.
When do you Know Your oil pan needs to be replaced?
3. Visible damage to oil pan. Another very common sign that the oil pan on a car needs to be replaced is visible damage. The oil pan can be hit or dented when passing over a low lying part of the road. This impact damage can be a fast leak or something that begins as a drip and steadily gets worse.
What makes a 2 piece oil pan necessary?
The 2-piece pan design features a co-planar labyrinth to circulate hot oil from front to rear on the top level, and rear-to-front on the bottom level. The 2-piece construction was necessary because the bottom half being much wider than the gasket profile of the transmission case.