Easy day today... changed the oil pan gasket

Yeah, it was a trick getting the exhaust off. No broken studs though! And you can bet I put anti seize on those threads... though I doubt I'll be pulling them off again anytime soon. It went much smoother than I expected. Also changed the oil sending unit o ring.

I had recently noticed a bit of oil dripping onto my chrome cover on my exhaust pipes, and looking underneath, could see a bit of oil sitting on top of the collector. I don't know for certain where the oil was leaking from, but it could have been the oil sending unit, and until I took the cover off (not knowing the unit could be pulled from the pan without it's removal) it's a good thing I did order a new gasket. Getting all the old gasket off was quite a trick. Cleaning it upside down. Lots of crud in the bottom of the oil pan too (like sludge). All gone now.

I also got my engine guards today and spray painted them black (chrome was in poor shape). Looks good! Now, for a decent set of highway pegs.

 

I ended up changing mine today too!

The PO had cross-threaded the drain plug and today was a good day to swap oil pans.

It's a lot easier when the bike is 4 feet off the floor though

 

Wow! I thought about buying a bike lift, but your idea is much better! Too bad the rafters in my garage wouldn't support the weight. I see your gasket came off in bits and pieces too. Did you use sandpaper to remove the stuff that didn't come off easily?

Nice legs!

 

Gasket scraper took it off pretty easy.

Buddy Dave's legs 8O
My occasional round of golf has given me a little bit of color.

I built the shop from the ground up and put crane rails in the roof...so I can put the bike on top the bench if I want