I have a leak from the side door of the tranny on my 2002 Superglide. The problem began with a broken exhaust bracket. I have Vance and Hines exhaust and the bracket mounts with the bottom two bolts for the tranny side door. Somehow my bracket broke so I called V&H for a replacement. While waiting for the part I had those two bolts removed and didn't think anything about them. About a week later I went out to the garage and noticed tranny fluid all over under the bike. I realized it was coming from the tranny side door and since I had those bolts removed it allowed enough room for the fluid to begin seeping out. My question is would it be ok to simply tighten my bolts back down and hope everything holds or do I need to replace the gasket?
If I end up replacing the gasket I have a few more questions. Part of taking the side door off involves removing the main shaft and counter shaft nuts. To do this the manual says to lock the trans by engaging two gears at once. How do I do that? Do I have to remove the top cover and the shifter cam to slide the gears? Is there a way that I can simply move the shifter to lock the tranny without removing the top cover?
If I end up replacing the gasket I have a few more questions. Part of taking the side door off involves removing the main shaft and counter shaft nuts. To do this the manual says to lock the trans by engaging two gears at once. How do I do that? Do I have to remove the top cover and the shifter cam to slide the gears? Is there a way that I can simply move the shifter to lock the tranny without removing the top cover?