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Posted by Petemoss
- June 27, 2013, 19:56:11 PMQuote from: Troll on June 27, 2013, 19:26:06 PMIs this the diagram of the final drive that bolts to the rear tire? Because it seems to be leaking at the boot. MThe coil spring under the boot was off and we reattached it and took the bike for a ride. It didn't spray the rear tire with oil. Could that be the problem? Also the final drive was hot to the touch after a 20 minute ride.It's probably NOT the seal. There are 2 "O" rings that seal the ends of the sliding joint at the drive end of the prop shaft. The wrench at my Dealer told me that they replace these rings every time they pull the final drive off because they will leak and cause this exact problem. They recommended pulling the drive and lubing the slider joint every time you replace the rear tire. If I had to bet, I'd say it's the one at the end of the pinion adapter, but you should replace both while you are in there greasing the sliding joint.
Posted by Troll
- June 27, 2013, 19:26:06 PMIt's probably NOT the seal. There are 2 "O" rings that seal the ends of the sliding joint at the drive end of the prop shaft. The wrench at my Dealer told me that they replace these rings every time they pull the final drive off because they will leak and cause this exact problem. They recommended pulling the drive and lubing the slider joint every time you replace the rear tire. If I had to bet, I'd say it's the one at the end of the pinion adapter, but you should replace both while you are in there greasing the sliding joint.
Posted by Petemoss
- June 27, 2013, 18:45:55 PMI'm pretty sure I'm leaking final drive oil and I'm mostly sure it's leaking from here.
