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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie Reply #15 - 06/01/15 at 11:02:54 Nice big pic,... but I can't see any oil leaking...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie Reply #16 - 06/01/15 at 11:10:04 Sounds like the output shaft seal, Define spewing. IF it's that seal, I don't remember another.. Get a flashlight, get someone to hold it up, HOPE it's not that shaft seal. Grab that front pulley and shake it. Does it move?
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Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie
Reply #17 - 06/01/15 at 11:18:21

...or,.. might possibly be loose stator case bolts...
I'm wary of advising you to check them...(they are longish steel bolts, and go into soft aluminum engine block)...
If you do,... be gentle... use a 1/4" ratchet, and finger pressure only...
I think they torque at 8 or 10lbs...
That's about what it takes to screw on a pickle jar lid... not a lot of pressure...

DON'T strip any threads, or you'll be so much worse off than you are now... Huh

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Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie
Reply #18 - 06/01/15 at 11:26:08

Since it gushes, and leaks when the bike is not moving....I would not think it is the output shaft seal. More likely it is something related to the left side cover, and the wires for the stator that come out of that cover.

You need to take off the slotted cover over the pulley, then look in that area and see where the oil is coming from when it is leaking.

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Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie
Reply #19 - 06/01/15 at 11:43:11

AaronMarshall wrote on 06/01/15 at 10:43:36:

Ok - so here is a pic of where the leak was coming from. It was coming from in between the silver cover on the left and the belt. Just underneath where the long piece is to receive teh screw on the top.

Any thoughts?

Ah, that's were the wires come out. It's a rubber block with holes for the wiring and sealed with RTV.
If that's shot, you might have to pull the stator cover to replace it.
You'll have to check to see if you can get a replacement.

Has someone been in there lately?

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Reply #20 - 06/01/15 at 12:52:32

OK so I shot a video of the oil spewing.
Here is the link: https://youtu.be/bZeVHzvIWww
Just copy and paste it into your browser.

By spewing I just mean that when the engine is on it is spewing out oil on the left side.

I grabbed the front pulley and shook it and it didn't seem to move.

Any thoughts. Thanks so much.

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Reply #21 - 06/01/15 at 13:08:06

That is a "Horror Film"! Shocked

Unfortunately it is just too dark back there for us to be able to tell what is going on...but I definitely believe it is related to the gasket or the seal for the wires. Somebody will have to drain the oil and remove the left side cover to find the leak and how to fix it.

Where do you live? Maybe someone on the forum lives near you?

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AaronMarshall YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8	Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie Reply #22 - 06/01/15 at 13:12:59 I live in Wilmington, NC. Anyone live close?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie Reply #23 - 06/01/15 at 13:13:45 I don't know, maybe someone else has an idea. If I was alone id be looking at the manual and getting a light,trying to see Exactly where the oil is coming from.
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Reply #24 - 06/01/15 at 15:55:52

One other possibility.
The starter has an o-ring that seals it to the case.
If that is leaking, the oil will drip down through the drain hole under the starter to that area on the left side. The drain hole is there to keep water from pooling under the starter when it rains, or when you wash the bike.
To check, pull the starter and see if there is oil under it.

EDIT!!
After looking at your video, I don't think that drain hole could spit oil that quick!! Shocked

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AaronMarshall YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8	Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie Reply #25 - 06/02/15 at 14:08:54 Is anyone on this board from North Carolina (or close - we are in Wilmington, NC)? I could trailer the motorcyle to you to help look at it. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie
Reply #26 - 06/02/15 at 16:50:44

Have you pulled everything but the belt and pulley?
You gotta see what is leaking. Get a good,LED, focusing flashlight, wipe out the area, clean it up, I know, it's scary, go slow, look at it, get a mental picture of what you plan on doing,
Look at the manual, Look at the manual,Look at the manual,

Did you hear anything, any clue more than
Started spewing oil.

Ohh, and I asked about your definition of spewing.
Yea, the video, spewing, I agree.

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Reply #27 - 06/18/15 at 09:27:51

Ok - so I got someone to take off the pulley and here is the problem. I think a screw fell off the silver piece that goes toward the back (the turn signal in the back is on it) and then it got lodged in the belt and cracked that piece. I had been messing with it because i was going to replace the turn signals and I guess I just didnt tighten the screw back tight enough. I feel like an idiot!!!
Am I screwed? The guy that pulled it apart for me says that we can weld it back but that will be expensive and the weld might not hold.
Any other suggestions?

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Re: Oil started spewing while riding - Newbie
Reply #29 - 06/18/15 at 10:07:31

Clean it up well, roughen the surface up a bit.....and apply JB Weld to the crack. Then let the JB Weld harden thoroughly for 24 hours before you ride the bike. JB Weld is a little bit runny when first mixed, and the directions allow to let it harden 15-20 minutes before you apply it so that it has a chance to stiffen up a bit and won't sag or run.

Then put the pulley back on tightly (torque to specs) and fasten the locking washer.....then put the bike back together and ride it. Don't worry about babying it, as it most likely will hold up just fine. We have a large brush chipper that was hit by a car and it broke the motor mount and put a hole in the block....and the JB Weld repair has been holding fine for the last 6 years.

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