Re: G5 Oil Leak
Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:09 pm
Finally got to strip the end cover from the gearbox tonight, kept putting it off but in fact it was pretty straightforward and thank goodness the inner cover stayed in situ.
Tomorrow the rebuild takes place but first I wanted to check a couple of things please:
1. My kickstart shaft had a single O ring which seems to be in good condition. I do have two of the new X ring seals for this shaft (as per a previous recommendation) but I am inclined to leave the O ring in place and use a single X ring outboard of it so that the latter will be forced in to the seal cavity. As the cavity is only as wide as a single X ring, I cannot see any advantage in using two when the O ring will do the same job of compressing the x ring.
2. I had no leaks at all from the gearchange shaft nor the gear indicator shaft and the O rings in place are in good condition and grip their respective shafts firmly. I am inclined not to disturb these seals on the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it principle. Not sure which is the greater risk. Worse case scenario is I have to remove the cover again.
By the way no gasket was present just Wellseal by the look of it. However, I found no evidence of a leak at the joint face. I do have the correct gasket and intend to use it on the rebuild. My normal routine is to use Wellseal on one side of the gasket and grease he other side so it will come off again cleanly. Works on my MZs anyway.
Thanks
PeterF
Tomorrow the rebuild takes place but first I wanted to check a couple of things please:
1. My kickstart shaft had a single O ring which seems to be in good condition. I do have two of the new X ring seals for this shaft (as per a previous recommendation) but I am inclined to leave the O ring in place and use a single X ring outboard of it so that the latter will be forced in to the seal cavity. As the cavity is only as wide as a single X ring, I cannot see any advantage in using two when the O ring will do the same job of compressing the x ring.
2. I had no leaks at all from the gearchange shaft nor the gear indicator shaft and the O rings in place are in good condition and grip their respective shafts firmly. I am inclined not to disturb these seals on the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it principle. Not sure which is the greater risk. Worse case scenario is I have to remove the cover again.
By the way no gasket was present just Wellseal by the look of it. However, I found no evidence of a leak at the joint face. I do have the correct gasket and intend to use it on the rebuild. My normal routine is to use Wellseal on one side of the gasket and grease he other side so it will come off again cleanly. Works on my MZs anyway.
Thanks
PeterF