Oil leak from gear lever

[Chilly Willy]

I have two torque wrenches.  The first is a 45-250 ft. lb. that I would use when working on my car.  The second is a 5-80 ft. lb. that I use primarilly for working on the motorcycle.  I bought the first at Home Depot (Husky brand tools) and the second at Ace hardware (Ace brand tools).  Each was around $45-50. 

I would recommend either brand in the 5-80 ft. lb. range--they're both excellent and come with lifetime warrentees.  Both are the click type.  Ace hardware frequently has great sales, so you may want to check there first.

Chilly

[Kaizer]

Definitely an oil pan leak. Left the bike sitting for one day and found a miniscule drip puddle. The bolts were loose on the left side of the oil pan. Will keep an eye out on it though. If it gets worse, should I just take it to a shop and have them replace the gaskets and such and THEN do an oil change? I just don't want to screw things up worse. Thanks.

[sledge]

Why not buy the manual, read it and do the work yourself? A sump gasket is not difficult to replace and the oil and filter is even easier.

[Chilly Willy]

This really is an easy bike to do it yourself--trust me, I'm all thumbs.  If I can do it, you certainly can too.

I bought a set of gaskets for my 94 GS500e fairly inexpensively off e-bay.

Chilly

[davidcl]

I was the one with the recent leak coming from the sprocket cover (not sure what it is called). Took it to the local bike shop and he replaced an O-Ring with 10 minutes of labor costing $20. I believe it was around the clutch shaft. Haven't seen any leak since.

I found this gasket set on Ebay.

[Kaizer]

Awesome. I think that might be my problem. I have tightened the bolts and haven't seen it leak, but there is still a bit of wetness around the seal. I do have some mechanically inclined friends that can walk me through whatever needs to be done. Thanks for all your input. I am also looking at getting a 0-250 ft lb 3/8 inch torque wrench. However, WHERE do you get the attachments from? Why do they come separate from the wrench? Should I only get a metric system one? Let me know. Thanks.

[Chilly Willy]

0-250 might be hard to find, but let us know.  I have an awesome socket set, metric and standard, that I received as a gift from my parents.  They got it at Costco.  I believe it was around $60 and came with all sorts of tools--nice quality too!

Chilly

[Kaizer]

I DID find a good one on ebay. Good price too. Going to mega-fix the bike tomorrow. It IS an oil pan weepage problem, as suggested by my buddy. Not a major problem, but will develop into one if it isn't fixed. I think I am losing about a tablespoon of oil a week. I don't think that is significant. Thanks again!

[Kaizer]

Okay, the verdict is out. Took apart the crank shaft casing, found oil and debris there. Cleaned it out. The oil wasn't fresh, but we found the leak was coming from a possible busted seal in the gear shift lever. The question is, how much would it cost to replace and how long would it take? Should I take it to a service shop? The leak isn't bad. Losing maybe a tablespoon of oil a week out of it. My mechanic buddy told me to add Lucas motoroil additive to the oil so it will seal it or repair it. What do you think? He also broke the nut and bolt on the gear shift lever. Can I get a replacement at an automotive store or do I have to order it from a suzuki dealer? Let me know. Thanks.