• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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08 TE450 small oil screen damaged!

seymore

seymore

Husqvarna
AA Class
Anyone seen this before...

I went to change my 08 TE450 oil today and found the small screen was hard to pull. When I got it out I found 2 large and 2 small dents that cause the screen to deform. The dents look like something hit it.:eek:

I don't think it couldn't have happened from being compressed due to getting hung up on something the last time it was installed.

There was almost no particulate on either screen, filter or magnet. Actually this was one of the cleanness oil changes I have seen.

I sure hope nothing is being tossed around inside the cases. I need to look at the shop manual to see what the screen is exposed to.
 

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Hey Scott!

I see your point about looking like it got hit- but I would think something would be more obvious since it would take a good enough chunk of something with some force to cause the dents- not shavings or specs but chunks. I can't imagine having a chunk of something floating around like bearing material or clutch material would not cause obvious noise or performance issues. More likely in my opinioun that it was not seated properly and got compressed once bolted in place. I think its easy enough to do really.
Just thought it might be reassureing to have an optimistic opinion at least. I am curious what you find.
 
im voting for the crushed theory. looks like it got smashed as you put the cover on, maybe the orings got crossed?
 
My TE 250 did not come with the small screen. Got one from a dealer that had it laying around--crushed in the exact same spots and in the same way that yours is. I think the screen naturally crumples that way when it's not seated properly on install.
 
I agree with the idea that it dented that way from being crushed. I remember during the last oil change it found the aluminum seal gasket for the screen plug in the dirty oil catch pan. I laid the bike over and re-installed. The screen was very easy to re-shape with a round rod inserted on the inside. I think that if something hard hit it, it would tear open.

I think the dents occurred from the sharp edges where the screen bore hole opens into the case halves.

I rode 100 miles without any problem.:applause:
 
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