Oil leak: hard or easy fix?

[unstuck]

Should take about an hour.

For someone who knows there way around their bike, Id give it a couple otherwise.

[Drew]

They usually do. See those pics of the DR650SE on that link of mine and you'll see the cam just sits in the head on machined surfaces and the top surface of the bearings are machined directly into the cam cover. The Honda singles are the same.

You are right though it is no big deal. Take the cover off - clean it nicely to make sure there's no shit got onto the bearings surfaces - apply the sealer, then bolt the cover back on. Don't overtighten - the correct torque on the bolts will have been figured out by the manufacturer to give the right bearing clearance.

I stand corrected. I see now where the can is located from teh picture provided.

For someone who knows there way around their bike, Id give it a couple otherwise.

Long as he cleans the surfaces right, time matters little.


I'd also like to point out, that the gasket sealant shouldn't have fuck all excess. Smear it so thin it's transparent! Sealant squishing out the sides on the outside, is doing the same thing on the inside...Then falling off and trying to make a trip through your oil system. That is not the goal, and the shit will end up immeasurably thin between the surfaces once reassembled anyway. So long as the whole surface has a very thin layer, you're golden.

[milktown]

Why is this being made so hard?

Take off the rocker cover, ensure the holes the bolts go into are not stripped of their thread, clean the surfaces and reassemble with a decent sealant. Should take about an hour.

this is what i was hoping to hear