Hi everybody, please help me with information about how to take off the front sprocket cover in order to clean the front sprocket itself and the area surrounding it.
motorcycle Suziki GS500F 2008
As far as I understand it, the cover should come off relatively easy, just need to take several screws off and slide the cover out, however, just to make sure here is what I am concerned about:
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1 .Sprocket is located under the area circled in red and that is the actual cover that I needed to be taken off?
2. What is the little cap circled in yellow, I assume it comes off along with big cover as it is actually screwed onto it, just wanted to know :)
3. What happens to clutch cable and shifter levers in the places where they enter the cover? (circled in red) Do I need to take them off and put them back later or something?
Thanks.
The yellow circle is where the spring for your clutch is. To get the cover off you need to remove the gear shifter and the 5 screws around the cover.
[edit] you don't need to remove the cable comming in, as you can just hang the cover from the clutch cable. [/edit]
Thanks,
Nick
you may have to give it a little tape witha rubber mallet or something to get it to come lose if its been on for a long time then just slide it straight out.
Thanks for advice guys, I will give it a try tonight, however I have another short question:
Is there any oil going to start leaking once I pull that cover off or any gasket will have to be replaced or maybe some spring will pop out, or it is pretty much straight forward take off/put on process? Do i need a torque qrench to put the screws back or it is ok with regular tightening technique?
There will be no engine oil, just a bunch of crud that will come out. This is literally a 3 minute job max to get this off, no gasket, no oil, nothing. The hardest part will be lining the stock shifter back up to get the bolt through and if you can't do that then you shouldn't be working on your bike lol
Thanks,
Nick
Mark the location of the shifter prior to removal. Takes away the guess work of finding its current position when reinstalling it.
Quote from: dgyver on February 27, 2009, 10:58:59 AM
Mark the location of the shifter prior to removal. Takes away the guess work of finding its current position when reinstalling it.
+1 on this one. It is such a pain to get the shifter back on the bike only to realize it is too high or two low and you have to take it off again to move it a bit. Marking it ahead of time would be a really smart thing to do.
....and remove the bolt completly, just loosening it off isnt enough. As well as clamping it onto the splines it fits into a recess on the shaft.
This FAQ thread has lots of pictures - they might help explain what to expect when you remove the sprocket cover: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=20468.0
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Thanks everyone again for helping, I removed the cover this morning, it was fairly simple, I marked all bolts with numbers 1,2,3,4,5 so I do not have to mess with it later on when screw them back. I also marked the shifter lever's position. Surprizingly for me it took literaly 3 minutes to take shifter lever and the cover off.
What I saw inside was ok, lil bit of black waxy mess from the chain lube but not too much, I was able to wipe it off with small cloth. But, I noticed small leak under the shifter lever's seal :(, that explains why I always had couple drops hangind off the bottom of the engine. I tryed to push the seal back with my fingers slightly, and it feels that seal is crooked or somewhat off it's position. So I put everything back and will take it to the dealer next week to fix the seal since it is still under warrantly. But it suxx :( It's a new motorcycle and only 2000miles bike and already has this kind of problem.
So i put everything back, took 5 minutes maximum to do that.
Is it still ok to ride it for couple more days with small leak under that seal?
Thanks.
PS: Oh, and guess what? I was bitten by bee (hope that was a bee and not a spider)while removing the cover, what a day :)
it will be fine to ride until you get it fixed
You'll be fine riding it with a slow leak. Just make sure you check your oil and don't run low. Make doubly sure you check it before you go to the dealer, I'm sure riding up with a low oil level would be a perfect excuse for them to void your warrantee...
Thanks again everybody, I got it fixed, took bike it to a ride this morning and so far no leaks, I will keep riding it all day today to make sure everything is really ok.
Now here is the final question:
Does the fact that on a brand new motorcycle there was a bad oil seal means that I should expect some other thing to start failing soon, or it is okay and really is just one unlucky oil seal?
i wonted expect anything else may have been bad from supplier or could have got tweeked when installed