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    Oil leak front sproket xr

    after a good ol ride through river head a week or so ago bike seemed fine, then went for a quick blat a few nights after, parked it up and it was leaking oil from the front sproket(or seemed to be), when running and warmed up its losing about 4-5 drops a minuet.
    is this a quick fix? just a seal? ill drain the oil out of it this weekend and have a geez
    any advice?
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    re oil leak

    Quote Originally Posted by T-Thunder13 View Post
    after a good ol ride through river head a week or so ago bike seemed fine, then went for a quick blat a few nights after, parked it up and it was leaking oil from the front sproket(or seemed to be), when running and warmed up its losing about 4-5 drops a minuet.
    is this a quick fix? just a seal? ill drain the oil out of it this weekend and have a geez
    any advice?
    Cheers
    clean it down, wip off the F sproket , you should be able to see if the seal is leaking, if it is, easy enuf to do, gently prize out old seal, try not to scratch the seal bore, then tap in new seal with a socket the same size dia as the seal, should cost you about NZ$10.00 for the seal, let me know if you have trouble getting a seal, I can post one out to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firefight View Post
    clean it down, wip off the F sproket , you should be able to see if the seal is leaking, if it is, easy enuf to do, gently prize out old seal, try not to scratch the seal bore, then tap in new seal with a socket the same size dia as the seal, should cost you about NZ$10.00 for the seal, let me know if you have trouble getting a seal, I can post one out to you.

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    thank you! will do just that and ill let ya know how i get on.
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    First you need to assess WHERE its leaking from-- around the shaft, or around the outside of the seal. If its around the seal, a good clean and a bit of silicone usually does the trick. If its the shaft, then Yes, it is possible to replace without pulling it to bits, BUT, it is risky. You will need to trim off a ridge around the seal to fit it, which raises the risk of it being spat out ,dumping the oil and seizing the engine. Also there is a risk of the countershaft being starved of oil buggering the gearbox if seal is not pushed in the right distance. If its not too bad then just look on it as an automatic chain oiler till you get around to fixing it!

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    Might even be leaking from the clutch pin seal instead... I know mine was but I replaced both anyway since I was there.
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