[dsn_klr650] front sprocket oil leak / nklr

[Harry Thames]

Thanks for the support. I feel good about myself and that green KLR and I think with the help of all the Listers (maybe not Brian from PA) I will be out of therapy and be able to ride the streets with my head held high. But I'm still going to wear a tinted face shield so none of my friends recognize me. Harry Thames South Carolina

[JIM JAMES]

.> But I'm still going to wear a tinted face shield so none of my friends recognize me. I would consider that to be a great act of kindness, having seen your face. We'll be able to recognize you by your unique way of getiing on and (falling) off your motorcycle. anonymous

[Toby Lampson]

Brian, I recently had this same problem. My chain had never run too tight however. It seems that the seal, at the most outside end of the collar can actually create a groove in the collar and this is what happens many times. This is not to discount the possibility of your problem still either being a worn collar or, O-ring behind it. In my case we popped the outer seal and only replaced that...due to timing, and that I was about to head out on a ride. We did this, and I kept an eye on the leak. (Note: From visual inspection it looked wise to go ahead and replace all three parts, at earliest convenience.) 400 miles later the leak stopped altogether......I know from what I've seen inside, that sooner or later I'm going to have to replace all three. In fact, all the parts are on hand, and I pack em' with me 'in case'. To play it safe, you may want to replace all three before you go........at least the outer seal and then have another set of the three with you...........the outer seal is like $5. Have a great trip! ---no need to split cases-----just make sure your output shaft ain't sloppy----- Slide Brian Coats wrote:

> I have some oil leaking from behind the front sprocket. I checked the > exploded view in the manual and behind the front sprocket is in order: > collar > o-ring > transmission output shaft > > Looked through the archives and could only find the possibility of the chain > being too tight and thus causing an oil leak. > My question is: > Could the o-ring be bad? > Can this problem be taken care of without the cases being taking apart? > > It is a 1993 KLR with 40,000 miles. > I'm going to Copper Canyon on Friday the 8th and I'm concerned this could be > a potential problem. > Any help would be mucho appreciated > Thanks > Brian Coats > brcoats@... > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com