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Oil Pump Tools
See also in the Sportsterpedia:
Oil Pump Check Ball Seat Lapping Tool
See also 57-76 Oil Pump Damage and Repair for ideas on a fix for wet sumping from the oil pump.
This is used to lap the seat where the check ball sits in the oil pump (57-76).
Retaining Rings
These precision cuticle scissors are great for removing external retainer rings.
Especially the ones on oil pumps or anywhere they are hard to reach.
The normal ring pliers are bulky, the end points hardly match the holes and the tool usually slips off the retainer.
These scissors have fine points that won't break or slip on the retainers as the normal ones sometimes do.
You can get the points deeper into the holes which helps to hold the retainer more sturdy while removing it.
These work for removal and installation of the retainer rings. 3)
Oil Pump Removal
Mounting bolts (to the engine):
77-97 models - (4 bolts)
98-Up - (2 bolts - front outside and rear inside)
The Allen head cap bolts have 1/4“x20 threads and a 3/16” socket head.
On 98-Up pumps, the front bolt can be removed / installed with a regular size Allen wrench but the rear bolt is inside the frame.
So you have to go between the frame and the engine to get to that bolt.
A regular size Allen wrench is very difficult to use as the 90° bend on the end hits the frame /engine.
This 3/16“x6” Allen socket makes the job a lot easier.
The Allen wrench doesn't have to be 6“ long. This one simply gives you more room to work.
Oil pump removal on 98 and up models. 4) | ||