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Author Message   Rick_fears Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 12:45 pm:        Just buttoned up from my 12k service. Everything was well into spec and all good to go. I will do a full length post on it and the things that I learned during that process later. But. I have a minor oil leak at the oil filter cover. I am assuming I did not seat the filter correctly upon installation So my question is, is it possible to remove the oil filter cover assembly WITHOUT draining the oil? Or am I just going to make a huge mess. Lol   Nuts4mc Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 12:53 pm:        lean it over (filter cover "up") the more you lean it ...the less of a mess you'll make ( it only has 3 qts in it)...I would put some newspaper/cardboard down (I've successfully serviced my clutch using this method) hope this helps   Rick_fears Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 12:55 pm:        Awesome. That's what I had in mind. Just looking for a confirmation It can be done. Thanks   Dhays1775 Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 01:37 pm:        Use a plastic bag duct taped below the filter to catch the oil. After you get it back together, pour the oil back into the bike. I've done it a couple times!   Bigblock Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 01:59 pm:        use a new o- ring they are notoriously single use there.   Bigblock Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 02:00 pm:        and torque down both sides evenly starting light.

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