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Message started by scannerzer on 01/29/13 at 13:27:51

Title: leak from foot pegs
Post by scannerzer on 01/29/13 at 13:27:51

just pulled my ls 650 from it's winter hibernation

http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t373/Eddie096/1201210594.jpg

and it seems to have developed an unusual oil leak from the 2 lower footpeg/engine
mounts .does anyone know if there are O rings or oil seals in here,if i need parts i'd
like to have them to hand before taking it apart.

http://i1056.photobucket.com/albums/t373/Eddie096/F81E5FC6-5012-45AE-B015-AF0CE08BD026-15175-00001DDABC43E3F2.jpg

the reason for pulling it out in the first place was to inspect the timing chain tensioner

thanks

eddie

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by verslagen1 on 01/29/13 at 14:51:14

Don't worry about it.

oil collects in those hoses and doesn't leak out till those bolts are loosened.

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by Digger on 01/29/13 at 21:00:51

2C3F2829363B3D3F346B5A0 wrote:

Don't worry about it.

oil collects in those hoses and doesn't leak out till those bolts are loosened.

Yep, snug up the nut on that through-bolt.

Even if you're in the middle of a job, snug it up until you need for it to be loose again......prevents a mess!

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by Dave on 01/30/13 at 06:02:11

I just had my engine apart this summer, and even split the cases. I used Suzuki Bond to put the cases back together....and it didn't leak a drop anywhere.

A few weeks ago I took the footpeg bolts out to remove the pegs and cut the frame down for a RYCA/Cafe conversion. I left the bolts out while waiting for my shorter bolts to arrive - and mine started to leak. I put the long bolt back in with a spacer to take up the slack and tightened it back down. I was surprised that the bike would leak in this location just from having the bolts loose - the engine was not run while the bolts were removed.

Tighten your bolts back down and hopefully the leak will go away.....I am hoping it will on mine!

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by scannerzer on 01/30/13 at 11:26:41

thanks for the reassurance guys it's good to know it's not a major problem as i'm going to have a look at the timing chain tensioner
I'll not worry about it until after I've got that done

thanks again

eddie

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by ZAR on 01/30/13 at 19:27:44

Same story here Eddie. Mine was leaking and after advice from the gang here I snugged the nut on the throughbolt and no more leaks. Well not there anyway :D

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by newriverjunkie on 01/31/13 at 05:15:57

475C4F1D0 wrote:

no more leaks. Well not there anyway :D

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by ZAR on 01/31/13 at 06:43:03

666D7F7A617E6D7A627D6663616D080 wrote:

[quote author=475C4F1D0 link=1359494871/0#5 date=1359602864]no more leaks. Well not there anyway :D

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Zar I'm pretty sure that if I went out to the garage and my bike (or any of my vehicles for that matter) WEREN'T leaking I'd start worrying then...seems like everything I've owned has had a leak. On the topic of leaks...probably the most common question I get from people who know bikes is "You know you've got leaky seals in your front end right?" Me: *looking at fork oil and dirt COVERING front rim and front of engine* "Really??? Where???" Sorry had my old supervisor point it out yesterday when he was looking at the ride for the first time and I couldn't help but laugh about it.
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junkie we used to say you weren't a real biker if you didn't have oil spots on your living room carpet ;)! I've never owned a scoot that didn't leak oil. Of course the old line went something like that's the way we changed the oil in the HDs and Trumpets....just keep adding oil to replace what leaked out and you'd have an oil change in a month or so!

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by hexnut on 01/31/13 at 08:12:59

The old Harleys had a chain oiler that came off the engine oil. It was a total loss system and designed to work that way.

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by ZAR on 01/31/13 at 10:56:07

363E212637253320266263520 wrote:

The old Harleys had a chain oiler that came off the engine oil. It was a total loss system and designed to work that way.

Very true hexnut,but most of the HD's I was around also leaked engine oil like a sieve.

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by hexnut on 01/31/13 at 11:52:13

None of mine leaked oil and I had a bunch of them. Of course I kept them in tip-top shape.

I rode this 1964 Panhead for several years and it didn't leak and never broke down on the road.

http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/tt292/dlstewart01/scan0002-3.jpg

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by ZAR on 01/31/13 at 12:02:55

Sweet scoot hexnut!

Title: Re: leak from foot pegs
Post by hexnut on 01/31/13 at 12:47:29

Thanks, it was kick start only. I doubt I could start it now.