Where did all that oil come from?

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Dave Eades, Jul 28, 2004.

  1. Dave Eades

    Dave Eades Guest

    So today I taxed the Zephyr 550
    I decided that now it is legal, I'd give it a run!
    didn't even get 1 mile when it started to lose oil at an alarming rate.
    Pushed it home and cleaned up the area losing oil (seems to be coming from
    where the gear change mechanism goes.
    any ideas?
    Is there a seal in there that could have perished?
    I am a bit pissed off to say the least especially after just sucessfully
    winning a full motad 4-1 exhaust for it for £25

    Dave
     
    Dave Eades, Jul 28, 2004
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    Grimley_Feindish Guest

    There is probably an oil seal housed in the casing where the shaft enters. I
    guess it would have to be pretty badly damaged/perished to leak a lot of
    oil though. I managed to replace one on a GS550 without stripping anything
    down by just removing the lever, taping over the splines, lubing it well and
    slipping a new seal carefully over it. hth.
     
    Grimley_Feindish, Jul 28, 2004
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    Paul Harris Guest

    Is there a blocked/coked up breather somewhere?
     
    Paul Harris, Jul 29, 2004
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