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Originally Posted by Doctorshred
I want to take off my chain guard on my 1984 fxrp, but I am concerned that it may be lubricated by my primary oil. I also read that there is an exposed bearing located by the out side of the rear wheel that when removing the outer covers exposes this bearing, and has no provision for a grease seal. Any ways around this? So does the primary case internally feed oil into this chain guard for chain lubrication? I need to get this chain guard off it looks like ****!!!! please help!!!
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No, it is not oiled by the primary. It carries its own lube.
Here's a tip from someone who ran his for 24 years and 180,000 miles: drain the oil and shoot a tube of white lithium grease into the housing instead. It'll last a looooong time, and when it begins to drip because it's thin, its's time to change it.
Personally, I left mine on for that long because it hides behind saddlebags to start with, so appearance is not a factor, and because it makes the chain last forever. I pulled my first chain at 60k miles and found it had stretched 1/2 a link; it was till very usable, but since I already had a new one on, I left it in place.
I just sold it to a member here with the second chain still on it, and still within the adjustment range.
Some guys think you have to take the housing apart to change a tire. Not so; they just never read the book on how to do it. You can see an article on the subject on my website at
http://http://www.wildwestcycle.com/f_reartire.html
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