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Help me diagnose an oil leak?
10/02/09 at 14:37:01

All...just did the head cap plug fix as it was leaking. Now I have a nice clean head...
But, now I have a leak coming somewhere out of the lower part of the crankcase. I'm having trouble finding the source, because it gets spread all over the bottom of the case just by the wind of driving.
It's not a heavy leak at all, but enough that when I come out the next morning, I have at least one drop on the floor.
Anything down there I can just tighten, to cover the simple stuff without having to tear anything apart.
At this point, since I'm having this much trouble finding it, I'm inclined to just leave it..
This bike is a '96 with a little over 9000 miles on it.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28890 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Help me diagnose an oil leak? Reply #1 - 10/02/09 at 14:59:08 check the engine mt bolts for the foot pegs
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Mattdw Full Member Offline Posts: 193 Frisco, TX Gender:	Re: Help me diagnose an oil leak? Reply #2 - 10/02/09 at 15:09:57 verslagen1 wrote on 10/02/09 at 14:59:08: check the engine mt bolts for the foot pegs Ok...will do...I noticed a drop on the kickstand spring...does that bolster that thinking? Is it OK, just to give them a good tightening?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Help me diagnose an oil leak? Reply #3 - 10/03/09 at 04:28:48 IIRC its 50 pounds torque on the peg bolts, But yea, give em a good tightening
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easywriter YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 35 Kansas Gender:	Re: Help me diagnose an oil leak? Reply #4 - 10/03/09 at 11:05:36 Yes! It's the foot peg bolts. Don't forget to have someone hold the other end on the other side of the bike. (I had the same problem last month).
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28725 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Help me diagnose an oil leak? Reply #5 - 10/03/09 at 11:52:39 Good to know!... Thanks,.. I have a friend with the same leak... ...I mean his bike has the same leak...
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MauiNancy YaBB Newbies Offline Girls Ride, Too! Posts: 20 Maui Gender:	Re: Help me diagnose an oil leak? Reply #6 - 10/14/09 at 21:13:10 Hummm....sounded similar to my bike's leak until you said the kickstand side. I suspect mine is at the place the clutch cable goes into the case.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12673 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Help me diagnose an oil leak? Reply #7 - 10/14/09 at 21:43:10 Clutch cable does not enter the case. You may be looking at the speedo cable which does enter the case. It has a long term known issue with a missing "O" ring seal that falls out if the cable is removed. You can replace the seal with a standard "O" ring from a hardware store.
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