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ElDuderino

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Is there a gasket that, if it went bad, would cause a oil drip on the housing below my timing belt? I have the covers removed to run exposed belts and finally saw the drip that is covering my right boot in oil while riding. It isn't coming from the cylinder head cover that I can tell, but rather from behind the pulley.

In addition, I know I have to replace the shifter seal as it is leaking as well...is that an easy install? I am afraid of labor involved since part is rather inexpensive...experience has taught me that just because part is cheap that the fix is easy.

Thanks in advance for your help guys.

Anyone in Vegas who are "guru's" I would love to meet up and learn more about this beast.

ElDuderino
 
The shifter seal is easy! Just pull it with a pick and press the new one in. The seal on the front near the timing covers is more than likely the cam shaft seal behind the pulley. That seal gets dirty and does wear down right at the shaft (usually on a high mileage bike...more than 90K miles). The other leak on the right boot is usually the tachometer drive seal...located behind the fuel pump towards the front of the pump where the tach cable goes in. Again, use a pick to pull the seal and press in the new one. The tach drive seal is often missed and guys think it is the valve cover leaking.
 
yep camshaft seal needs to be looked at .....everything else is minor ...i would at leat take the valve cover off and check the cam carrier is not loose any they dont torque down hard with a lot of lbs but you dont want it to be poose either....a lot of times the cam seal will have slit or crack in it and they will leak ...you can inspect them and turn the cracked seal strait up and they will quit leaking ...ive done that before ....and also a lot of people put seals in with all kinds of goop ...its better to clean all that up and dont use goop..... :mrgreen:
 

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