Nice catch GMR!! I like that you put it out here for everyone to see!
With the superb (their claim) quality of the HD products, I'm a little surprised that HD hasn't included a screen on the return oil to the pump to catch the bigger chunks returning to the pump.
I simply can't believe that a company that continousy brags about it heritage and quality to the extent Harley does builds such a poor product.
As stated, the Harley followers just buys another one, either not knowing or not caring its a POS. Then all you hear is the problems HD has created thru issues like this.
I can't imagine Ford, Chevy, or Chrysler staying in business very long if their quality dropped steadily for years. My brother in law owned Chevy's all his life until he bought 2 pickups in a row that had quality control/cheap part issues back in 03/05. He has never bought a Chevy since, if fact owns a Ford truck and two Japanese cars, al of which have been 100% troublefree. At 30-50K for some of the new HD's, they should be the same, and the very best. Its really sad that the public accepts this quality without questioning the honesty and sincereity of HD.
I love my 01 Dyna but will never buy another HD product, or enter a HD dealership to be blindsided by boutique type settings and bullchit service hiding behind a warranty that really doesn't cover anything. Buffalo