Hey Guys,
just curious as too if anyone has changes this seal/gasket before. Basically, after I turn the bike off, 10 minutes later a sufficient oil puddle has formed. I've located the leak to be coming from where the gear selector enters the engine. (Yes I said engine, I'm a novice :dunno_black:)
Would #21 be the oil seal I'm looking to replace? :icon_confused:
(http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/model_years/4129-suzuki-2005--gs500f/assemblies/124932-clutch)
I guess if I get involved in changing this seal, I might as well change the friction plates. The bike has about 42,000 miles on it and can be a pain to get into first and sometimes even nuetral! :technical:
Thanks O0
Part #21 is the seal for the clutch pushrod. Is this what you meant, or is your leak around the gear select lever?
The gear lever also has an oil seal: part #29 on http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/model_years/4129-suzuki-2005--gs500f/assemblies/124934-gear-shifting (http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/model_years/4129-suzuki-2005--gs500f/assemblies/124934-gear-shifting)
You might want to take a look at a similar thread (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=62164.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=62164.0)). I have the pushrod seal, but haven't put it on yet. From that thread, another member replaced the seal, and it doesn't look to be too difficult.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the response.
I checked out your thread. That is a lot of things to check I didn't even think about. I was pretty confident it is coming from the oil seal for the gear selector. I think I will do as you did just to be sure oil isn't leaking from anywhere else.
Thanks.
Done it before on an old GS450. It was a pain because it was old and screwed up. Took me several hours with a hook and pick set to fish the old one out.