Subject: Re: SW Missouri campout
Author: Greg Field
Date: May 11, 2005, 9:57 PM
Post ID: 1718851340
Forget ye not that leaks at the breather box can mimic a big rear main
leak. Last week I did the full-boat seal replacement on an Eldo, along
with clutch, u-joint, etc, and then took it for a ride. Oil was coming
out the weep hole. I looked around and then discovered a hole in the
hose for the oil return. Fixed that, and saved myself another trip
inside.
GF
| Hi Ted, Glad you had a good trip...aren't the loops great fun! Sorry to hear of the mechanical trouble. Here's my armchair advice: First, after the bike has parked and the oil has dripped out, feel it with your fingers...you ought to be able to tell whether it's engine oil or gear oil. Either way, you'll have to separate the engine from the transmission to get at it. Here are the potential sources of the leak: Transmission: 1. Input shaft seal 2. push rod o-rings/cones 3. o-ring behind the clutch input hub 4. porous casting Engine: 1. Rear main seal 2. Gasket for the rear main bearing flange 3. gasket under the large tube that runs up to the breather 4. alluminum crush washers under the banjo bolt at the bottom of the bell-housing (this is the oil return line from the breather) 5. cam shaft plug leakage (I believe the repair for this is a coating of JB Weld all around the seam 6. porous casting There probably another spot or two that I'm missing, but I think these are the big ones. As for the clutch staying disengaged when you release the handle, here are the things I would check: 1. Be sure that the cable can move freely in it's housing and isn't binding on anything or being pinched. 2. Check all of the shift linkage to be sure they are able to move freely. 3. Did you replace the clutch input hub when you did your recent clutch work? I suppose, if it was notched badly enough, that it could get caught up. Hmmm...I'm sure there are other possibilities, but that's all I can think of right now. I just finished moving umpteen gillion wheel-barrows full of dirt for my landscaping wife. Say what you want about Florida, but it does have nice diggin' dirt :> Ted Ward wrote:
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