Generator Oil Deflectors 58/65A

Just as on the earlier three-brush generators used on Harley-Davidson Twin models, the later two-brush generator fitted to Panhead, Sportster, and early Shovel engines also uses an oil deflector to prevent oil from working its way past the bearing and seal into the interior of the generator. Oil-soaked brushes and commutators not only stop the charging system from working properly, they usually make a generator overhaul necessary as well.