Hey twin community. I'm a new guy from Cincinnati Ohio. So I just picked up my 95 turquoise twin and got a heck of a deal on it. So obviously it comes with basic maintenance in need. Changed the plugs replaced the damn clutch cOver gasket and at the same time went ahead with the oil change. All was going well had everything all back together. I start er up and get an oil light for a little. Then it goes away. Come to find out the filter cover is leaking a bit so I grab my ten mill crank all three down just a hair more the on the last bolt.... CRACK. Broke a damn screw. Now what the hell can I do. This is my first bike and first time pulling anything on it apart. I really need help as this is my most efficient means of transportation. Thanks a lot!
It is a threaded rod. You can take the cover off (drain oil first) and remove the broken stud unless it is broken at the case then it is more work.
You can then use a long metric bolt of the right size. Or get a replacement stud.
Oil cover has an o-ring gasket. It never has to be super tight. "Very-snug" is enough.
(You're not the first to break a stud.)
Any way you could get me some specs on a replacement?? Thank you! And any reas why it would still be leaking after they were already snug? The gasket & plate were clean
Hello fellow Cincinnati resident. The "cinti" in my username should pretty much explain where I live :)
Anyway, what most likely happened is this. It leaked because of either the surface not being clean (meaning the engine side), or the gasket was not OEM. I find that most gaskets that come with non-OEM filters have a generic o-ring that does not fit that well. At least on my 2009 model, I have never been able to get a non-OEM o-ring to work.
I've been using the Fram filters and the included gasket is always a bit too small, just a little bit but I find it necessary to stick it in the groove with an ample amount of all purpose grease. Just grab a couple finger tips of grease and coat the gasket all over and stick it in the groove and paste it down smearing a bit more grease over it.
I've only pinched a gasket once in about 40-50 filter changes I've done on GS500s in 13 years and 170,000 GS500 miles and it quickly left a small puddle of oil under the oil filter as it sat running and warming.
If you do pinch a gasket and it leaks you will loose very little oil taking the filter cover back off to fix it, only a small amount of oil from the filter cavity itself. The oil from the engine sump won't run out of a non running engine with the filter cover off.
I'll have to try the grease trick. I must have tried 20 times to get that O-Ring from the Fram CH-6000 to fit, and never could.
I would just give up and go to the local Suzuki Dealer and get OEM. They usually had some on-hand anyway.
I just used the old gasket. It wasnt leaking from the filter before the change. But it is now. I replaced the old stud with an M6x30mm stud from autozone it bolted right in. But now it's leaking from the top right. (looking at the bike from the front with the clutch on the right side) which is the bolt opposite of the replaced stud. Should I just replace the gasket that sits inside of the cover? I didn't get a replacement with my filter. I'll try to get an OEM tomOrrow. & where's there a Suzuki dealer around Cincinnati Other than Cycle Specialties?
Quote from: 95GSTWIN on August 27, 2012, 12:28:20 PM
I just used the old gasket. It wasnt leaking from the filter before the change. But it is now. I replaced the old stud with an M6x30mm stud from autozone it bolted right in. But now it's leaking from the top right. (looking at the bike from the front with the clutch on the right side) which is the bolt opposite of the replaced stud. Should I just replace the gasket that sits inside of the cover? I didn't get a replacement with my filter. I'll try to get an OEM tomOrrow. & where's there a Suzuki dealer around Cincinnati Other than Cycle Specialties?
I'd replace the gasket first. It's possible that something is warped, but the gasket is what I think it is.
Cycle Specialties has a monopoly since they bought out Shipps. There's 3:
Cycle Specialties on OH-4 in Fairfield. I go to this one since I live near the Kenwood Mall.
Cycle Specialties on Harrison Avenue on the west side.
Suzuki/Honda/Kawasaki in Florence on Dixie Highway in Northern KY.
Beyond that it's Dayton; Richmond, IN; Columbus, OH; or the Internet.
Call to see if they have them on-hand. I'm sure they do, but it would be silly to drive all over the tri-state. Ask me how I know this. :oops:
I live 5 minutes away from the Harrison avenue CS location I didn't know of there was an actual Suzuki dealer around here other than them.
I guess I could put this here smartphone to use and google it ha considering I've been on the message board with it all day... Smartphone-dumbhands
Except the bastards are closed on Monday's. Wth is that?
Quote from: adidasguy on August 27, 2012, 10:58:06 AM
It is a threaded rod. You can take the cover off (drain oil first) and remove the broken stud unless it is broken at the case then it is more work.
FYI: You don't need to drain the oil to do this job. Just need a container to catch any oil already in the filter compartment. After you're done, run the engine and then check the oil. You'll probably need to add a little.
You can remove the stud. Then go to Homer Despot or any hardware store that has metric bolts. Get a bolt the correct threads and length. If you get a bolt too long, add a stack of washers. Then tomorrow you can get the correct OEM part from the dealer. If you get the correct length bolt and it works & looks OK, then leave it. One motor I fixed up was done that way. 2 studs and a bolt to replace a broken one. (I did have some spare studs so I put the right thing in when we fixed up the motor.)
Fairfield location is like that too. Dono why, but my guess is because they are open on Saturday.
PM me if you ever want to ride. Not too many of us GS Twinners in the '513'.