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hd4evr

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I just bought my 2007 SuperGlide with 2200 miles on it....it now has 2700. Anyway, I bought a new derby cover and when I was changing it I noticed a peculiar smell from the primary. It smelled like burnt brake pads or clutch plates? Is this normal? Should I just go ahead and change the primary oil? The clutch seems fine and there are no problems.......I'm just curious as to this smell.
 
hd4evr said:
I just bought my 2007 SuperGlide with 2200 miles on it....it now has 2700. Anyway, I bought a new derby cover and when I was changing it I noticed a peculiar smell from the primary. It smelled like burnt brake pads or clutch plates? Is this normal? Should I just go ahead and change the primary oil? The clutch seems fine and there are no problems.......I'm just curious as to this smell.
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I would say the clutch or stator is having problems
 
That burnt odor, is it similiar to a regular 110v AC motor burning up, which by the way has a very distinctive smell.

Just curious, as I would like to be able to identify that smell.
 
dangerdan said:
That burnt odor, is it similiar to a regular 110v AC motor burning up, which by the way has a very distinctive smell.

Just curious, as I would like to be able to identify that smell.
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that smell would be the same as a stator ... ozone we call it at work
 
It smells more like overheated brake pads on a car, or maybe the clutch plates. But the clutch seems fine.
 
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