Eric,
I'll assume that you thoroughly cleaned the engine & that
you didn't find any traces of an oil leak from any other
parts of the engine. You might want to remove the engine
side case screws that appear to be leaking, clean the screws
and screw holes with brake or electirc spray cleaner & put a
'dab' of silicone seal near the underside of the screw head.
You don't want to use a lot of sealer, just enough to 'plug'
the leak that may be comming from the screw hole. It's not
common, but I've fixed a few bikes this way. The problem was
a small crack in the engine case that let oil seep into the
screw hole.
These leaks were not comming from the side-case/engine-block
seam.
Professor A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA]
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--- "Eric Lewis" wrote:
> Howzit guys,
> Just finished a search for that pesky oil leak and
turned up nothin'. I removed the counter sprocket to see
if it was the seal behind it but didn't notice anything
unusual. The drips appear on the case fastener bolts under
the engine, I checked them for tightness and alls well under
there. I'm really hoping the main case seal isn't leaking
because, well you can only imagine the work. The only thing
left that I can think of is amybe an oil seal at the shift
lever shaft? Or maybe it is a bad crush washer in the oil
drain bolt. Any one ever had an oil leak from the case
gasket before?
> TIA
> Eric