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1Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty She sprung a leak Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:28 pm

ironbutt

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Hey Y'all, Wow its been awhile since I've been here...spent the latter part of the summer in Colorado on a dude ranch ridin 4 hoofs instead of two

wheels...almost as much fun! Then between workin and ridin two wheels as often as I can I haven't been in front of my computer much at all. Well

yesterday after coming back from a nice ride with friends and putting the bike up on the center stand I stepped outside the garage to kiss me bride

and when I turned back to get my helmet I see a stream of gear oil running done the floor. by the time I unsuited and got down to look it had stopped

run out so I'm not sure where it was coming from but near the center stand. :ang:Have to say I have been pushing this old gal pretty hard lately not

wanting these young guys on their crouch rockets to get the best of me. So any ideas what might be going on. I looked thru 19 pages of threads but

came up empty.  Anybody got any wisdom to share?


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2Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Mon Oct 28, 2013 4:46 pm

MikeP

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Most likely culprit is the rubber cover on the clutch pushrod. They do split:

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3Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:32 pm

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I had the same thought BTDT (this like a grade school kid agreeing with Einstein)...


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4Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty She sprunge a leak Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:00 pm

ironbutt

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Thanks for the replies ... checked the boot and its dry and in good shape...bout 16mos old. Wish I could take a pic and post but my camera on my phone is dead... will see if I can grab my wife's tonight. Looking up and towards the front of the bike just beyond the center stand bracket is a hole about a 1/4 inch... can't feel any threads but it looks like it might of had a plug of sorts in it... dang wish I could get a pic up for you.


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5Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:50 pm

ironbutt

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While we're on the subject of gear oil...if someone could share the dimensions of the transmission fluid gauge that would be most helpful!


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6Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:59 pm

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Does this help?

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The hole may be the drain in the centre of the lowest part of the case.

If oil is coming from there it's one of three things:

The clutch shaft O-ring, the output-shaft seal between the clutch carrier and the crankcase or the gearbox input-shaft seal.

None are that hard to fix just a fair bit has to come off to get at them.

Unfortunately you won't know until you get the clutch out but the most likely culprit is the O-ring.

None should cause a catastrophic failure in the short term. The worst is clutch contamination resulting in it slipping.


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7Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:36 pm

ironbutt

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Ok going forward on the bike what that whole piece attaches to is where this hole is.


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8Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Tue Oct 29, 2013 3:55 pm

ironbutt

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Oops, I see it now...that hole is at the bottom center of the piece you just posted...at the risk of sounding dumber than a box of rocks...what is that in the pic?


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9Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:29 pm

club_c

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It's the Trans Michigan.  Laying on the face that mates with the engine.


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10Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Tue Oct 29, 2013 4:48 pm

ironbutt

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Well I guess I'll be taring into things come December... I'll be checking back then to find out all the things y'all think should be done at the same time I have all that opened...final drive etc. Thanks y'all for your brains... Cuz I left most of mine at Woodstock!


See ya down the road!


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11Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:45 pm

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ironbutt wrote:While we're on the subject of gear oil...if someone could share the dimensions of the transmission fluid gauge that would be most helpful!
Here it isShe sprung a leak Page_310


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And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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12Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:14 pm

ironbutt

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Thanks much Rick!


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13Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:24 pm

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The first thing to do is determine if it's motor oil or gear oil.  Gear oil smells like sulfur(rotten eggs.)

Motor oil: Engine rear main seal or clutch nut O-ring.

Gear oil: Trans input seal or the seal at the back of the clutch pushrod.


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
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14Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:08 am

ironbutt

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You're so right...no mistaking gear oil...not anything I'd want to use as an after shave!


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15Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty She sprung a leak Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:48 pm

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Can anyone tell me what the little hook at the end of that gizmo is used for? I made one with a flat end and no hook, feel left out now.


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16Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Thu Oct 31, 2013 6:54 pm

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It's the C-spanner for the rear spring strut adjustment.


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17Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:35 pm

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Hi there, I don't have the c spanner, so I made the oil marks on a allen wrench.
Best regards.
JAP


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18Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:01 pm

Rick G

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The thing to remember and be wary of is when you do make one just make sure the L shape at the top will prevent it from falling into the gearbox.  don't ask and I wont have to say I am not telling how I know that.


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"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


Bikes 1999 K1100 LT with a Big Block 1200
    

19Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:42 pm

duck

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RicK G wrote:The thing to remember and be wary of is when you do make one just make sure the L shape at the top will prevent it from falling into the gearbox.  don't ask and I wont have to say I am not telling how I know that.
"Experience teaches us things we didn't want to know."


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Current stable:
86 Custom K100 (standard fairing, K75 Belly pan, Ceramic chromed engine covers, paralever)
K75 Frankenbrick (Paralever, K11 front end, hybrid ABS, K1100RS fairing, radial tires)
86 K75C Turbo w/ paralever
94 K1100RS
93 K1100LT
91 K1
93 K75S (K11 front end)
91 K75S (K1 front end)
14 Yamaha WR250R
98 Taxi Cab K1200RS
14 K1600GT
http://www.ClassicKBikes.com
    

20Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:57 pm

Rick G

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I have a friend who says that the only reason we learn from our mistakes is to recognize them next time we make them.


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"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


Bikes 1999 K1100 LT with a Big Block 1200
    

21Back to top Go down   She sprung a leak Empty Re: She sprung a leak Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:20 am

japuentes

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That's why there is a magnetic dipstick in the tool box
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