Subject: RE: Oil Leak Poll (was trans leak)
Author: Fred Sahms
Date: Apr 6, 2002, 4:20 PM
Post ID: 1710004101
The main seal
| was replaced about a year ago/100 miles ago by the 1st mechanic, so I can't imagine it being bad unless it was installed wrong. As for the trans, it was all apart and nearly rebuilt, again, perhaps something went wrong. My question is, how serious is this leak/should I be worried? Some consolation came when I looked at Cam's Eldo and saw he had the same leak, his casing is different, but the leak was from the same "vent" type opening. So how many others have oil leaks like this? I'm not ready to give my bike to a 3rd mechanic in less than 2 years, I've only had this bike at home maybe a month during this ownership! The never ending saga continues....... Can anybody give me some advice/consolation/a case of beer to drown my miseries of ownership? |
pushrod seal could be the culprit. There are a couple of things in the
clutch cavity that could leak motor oil besides the rear main also:
bolts on the lower part of the main seal flange, one of the breather
lines, the cam bearing plug, etc.
either way, to fix it you'll be cracking it open.
73 Eldo in crates
78 T3/949