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is the cluth rod supposed to be loose

Started by MarcusNoer, March 16, 2016, 03:40:30 PM

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MarcusNoer

Hi.
I am looking for oil leak.
I notice i can just take the cluth rod, the One left to the front sproket, I can just take it out with my hand.

Is it normal or is it supposed to be stuck there?
Marucs, 21, Denmark.
1994 Suzuki GS 500E

The Buddha

Yea clutch push rod will slide outward to the left. The clowns @ Suzuki should have fitted a right side clutch cable fitting with those old arm style clutch, but noooooo they had to complicate it but fitting it across the motor, and have you ruin it if you break a chain, ormore to my frustration - not allow you to fit a pulley for a belt drive cos the smallest pulley you can get in a 14mm pitch is 4.9" and that will barely allow 4.5".
Cool.
Buddha.
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MarcusNoer

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Okay, then i dont have to worry about that  :laugh: :laugh:

Well, i am almost sure that it is leaking oil from either that clutch rod seal or gear shift seal. My rear rim is all sprayed with oil and it is dripping from that area.

I cant really find any replacement guides for those seals.. only that its a common thing on the gs500 to leak from there.

Is it complicated to change the seals? i am thinking of just replacing both.
Can i just pop them out with a screw, or do i need special tools?

I have droven about 800km/500miles with it so far, but this oil leak gotta be fixt before i use it further.

And because i know the people on this forum love pics, a photo of my bike, notice the dirty backwheel from the oil leak spraying from the chain.  >:(

Marucs, 21, Denmark.
1994 Suzuki GS 500E

ShowBizWolf

LOVE that second pic... would love to ride somewhere like that sometime. I live in the mountains you could say... and I can't think of any place close that looks like that  :icon_neutral:
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

MarcusNoer

Quote from: ShowBizWolf on March 16, 2016, 10:38:32 PM
LOVE that second pic... would love to ride somewhere like that sometime. I live in the mountains you could say... and I can't think of any place close that looks like that  :icon_neutral:

Mountains are so mutch more fun to ride at  :wink: Unfornattely we dont have any where i live.

Regarding the picture, i think most people wont want to go there :P What you see in the picture is just a road into the sea, and when you get a little out, it is just messy salt watter and a dirt road with lots of holes and big stones. You can only cross when the tide watter is low, when it raise the road til disapear :P

The photo is taken from the Island Mandø

Marucs, 21, Denmark.
1994 Suzuki GS 500E

ShowBizWolf

*looks at the picture and reads what you wrote about the road to the sea in awe*  :o wooowwwww... See now from my point of view, being up here in the mountains and having yucky cold snowy winters and whatever, a road into the sea sounds amazing.

I love visiting the beach and the salt air and whatnot... warm temperatures and the muggy wind... I love it.  That is wild about the road disappearing when the tide is up... really really cool. Thank you for the awesome picture of the island  :D
Superbike bars, '04 GSXR headlight & cowl, DRZ signals, 1/2" fork brace, 'Busa fender, stainless exhaust & brake lines, belly pan, LED dash & brake bulbs, 140/80 rear hoop, F tail lens, SV650 shock, Bandit400 hugger, aluminum heel guards & pegs, fork preload adjusters, .75 SonicSprings, heated grips

MarcusNoer

Quote from: ShowBizWolf on March 17, 2016, 10:45:13 AM
*looks at the picture and reads what you wrote about the road to the sea in awe*  :o wooowwwww... See now from my point of view, being up here in the mountains and having yucky cold snowy winters and whatever, a road into the sea sounds amazing.

I love visiting the beach and the salt air and whatnot... warm temperatures and the muggy wind... I love it.  That is wild about the road disappearing when the tide is up... really really cool. Thank you for the awesome picture of the island  :D

You can see this photo i just found on google, it is taken from the same place as i took my picture with my bike
Marucs, 21, Denmark.
1994 Suzuki GS 500E

Atesz792

Great pictures!
Sounds like you have an automatic chain oiler system now. Does any get on the tire itself? If not, you might as well just continue 'using it'. Buying one costs a small fortune, you have it for free :D
'04 GS500F with 50k miles updated July 2022.
Ride it like a 2 stroke:
1: Rev high
2: Add oil
3: Repeat

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