oil change clearance

[clsimmonsjr]

I am a new goldwing trike owner, and was wondering if there is room to change the oil without jacking it up?

 

[trikeleader]

I have been able to replace the filter on my 1800 without raising (jacking up) the front end. Having clearance for a drain pan under the bike for draining the oil is a little more trouble. If you have a shallow enough pan and it is large enough to hold all of the drain oil, you may be able to drain the engine of oil without raising the front end. I have added a belly pan to the trike, so now I do have to jack it up to remove the belly pan and drain the oil. :yes:

 

[clsimmonsjr]

will a motorcycle jack work on a trike?

 

[Southern Man]

I pull my trike off of the carport (carport has a 4" drop) and roll the front tire onto a 4x8x16 cement block and then onto a second cement block. When the front tire is on the second block I remove the first block and this leaves the filter and drain plug about 10" off the ground.

 

[Lucky]

I run Pearl up one ramp of auto ramps enough for pan to clear.Ride safe

 

[meredog]

:Bug2: I just knock a hole in the side of the oil pan with a chisel--drain the oil--then plug the hole with double bubble bubble gum.
Used to use Chum Gum but it's getting hard to find anymore.

 

[top cat]

What side of the oil pan do you knock the hole on, right or left. Meredog

 

[meredog]

started on the right side----bout run outa room start on left soon

 

[Calman]

I'm with Lucky in the use of auto ramps for the Shadow. For the 82 Wing I air up the front forks to 21 PSI for enough room to slide a aluminum roasting pan under the drain hole. Yes, they make great drain pans and once I dump the used oil in my oil bucket the pan is put in the recycling bin.

 

[Yogisan]

I made a platform using a couple of 2 foot long 2X4's side by side and a piece of 3/4 inch plywood on top. Nailed them together. When I need to change oil I just roll the trike front wheel up on the platform.