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Title: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by photojoe on 06/04/10 at 12:45:36 Noticing about a tablespoon of oil on the ground in the morning, under the left side crankcase for the past 3 days. Stopped for a few minutes while riding today, and when I came back to the bike, noticed a few drops under the same area. I know that gravity plays a big part on diagnosing leaks, but would anyone know where to start looking? Any known leak areas down under? I'm pretty much convinced that this is not part of the head plug/cap leak. |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by Horatio Hawkshaw on 06/04/10 at 13:00:57 There is an oil seal around the shaft (shifter) I replaced mine and the small amount I was dripping on the garage floor stopped. That could be the source of your leak. It's not too big of a job. |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by photojoe on 06/04/10 at 13:31:59 77504D5E4B5650775E48544C575E483F0 wrote:
Ahh, there we go, sounds reasonable. I'll take a closer look. Thanks! |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by Phelonius on 06/04/10 at 14:55:12 Clean the engine very well. Dry it very well. Dust it with flour from the kitchen on the suspected areas. If no signs of oil in one hour, start engine and run a few minutes, then watch for the wet spot to appear. phelonius |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by cursal on 06/04/10 at 15:07:03 5169646D6E6F687472010 wrote:
nice thinking! |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by verslagen1 on 06/04/10 at 15:09:52 someone said get that spray on foot powder couple places that might not be evident... tighten the footpeg peg bolts, those go thru the case and oil collects in there. starter black hole, oil can drip in there from just about anywhere and it'll drip out around the drive pulley. I had a leak from the wiring going into the stator cover. Remove the pulley cover, clean as best you can, clean the port with brake cleaner and squirt some RTV in there. Well it did work. |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by photojoe on 06/05/10 at 08:54:19 Good suggestions, thanks gents! |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by Digger on 06/19/10 at 21:46:07 7E66617A6164610E0 wrote:
I've had two leaks that gave symptoms like that. One was: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1169960660;start=8#8 http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1183949991/0#0 The second one was: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1268286763/0#0 Happy hunting! |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by Tanker2Biker on 06/20/10 at 15:25:56 073F323B38393E2224570 wrote:
Spread out sheet of newspaper is easier to clean up than the four. |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by bill67 on 06/20/10 at 15:59:59 will the newspaper tell where its leaking |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by marine5317 on 06/20/10 at 18:21:00 When I look for any kind of leak, oil,antifreeze or brake fluid I look at night with a bright flashlight. You will be surprised how easy it is to spot a leak in the dark as all you see is what's in the beam of the light. A LED penlight works well. Ride Safe Marine5317 |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by bobed on 06/20/10 at 18:31:31 I tightened the nut where the shifter goes into the crankcase and stopped my leak, as a bonus, it shifted easier afterward. |
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Title: Re: New oil leak left (shifter) side Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/20/10 at 21:55:46 676C69693332050 wrote:
Dang Bill, everybody knows that stuff is in the Horoscope. sheesh. |
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