Rear Gaitor Leaking

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Before setting off for the Dolomites I had the paralever bearings replaced as they were knocking & while doing those the fitter said we had better do the diff seal as there was a little oil in the gaitor.
Now all was well got to Italy via the timmeslsjoch & a few other passes on the way rode in the dolomites for a couple of days.
Now it was a biker only hotel with at least a dozen BM's of varios models why was mine the only ferker with oil again outside the gaiter and a bit of oil mist around the housing.

Anyway after loosing my apetite that night took a ride to the local dealers & he put my mind at rest saying it was a common problem he has tourists coming in all the time .He immediately asked if I had been riding any high passes & when answered yes he said it's a common problem if the g/box is filled a little too high as pressure builds up with the pressure at altitude or something like that & forces some out any way put my mind at rest & to be honest it leaked very little for the rest of the trip as we had more or less done with the passes so I guess if you intend riding at altitude leave your g/box oil level a little lower . This may be a load of b##locks but made me feel better
I suppose the whole trip 3.500 miles there would have been no more than a thimble full is that a lot :nenau
 
red rocket said:
Before setting off for the Dolomites I had the paralever bearings replaced as they were knocking & while doing those the fitter said we had better do the diff seal as there was a little oil in the gaitor.
Now all was well got to Italy via the timmeslsjoch & a few other passes on the way rode in the dolomites for a couple of days.
Now it was a biker only hotel with at least a dozen BM's of varios models why was mine the only ferker with oil again outside the gaiter and a bit of oil mist around the housing.

Anyway after loosing my apetite that night took a ride to the local dealers & he put my mind at rest saying it was a common problem he has tourists coming in all the time .He immediately asked if I had been riding any high passes & when answered yes he said it's a common problem if the g/box is filled a little too high as pressure builds up with the pressure at altitude or something like that & forces some out any way put my mind at rest & to be honest it leaked very little for the rest of the trip as we had more or less done with the passes so I guess if you intend riding at altitude leave your g/box oil level a little lower . This may be a load of b##locks but made me feel better
I suppose the whole trip 3.500 miles there would have been no more than a thimble full is that a lot :nenau

Nothing to do with altitiude - a lot of GS's do the same thing on long runs - just the seal breathing. Shouldn't do it, but it does, and who's perfect anyway. :D
 
I've just got back from a trip of around 2,700 miles around the Alps and Dolomites, including lots of passes such as the mighty Stelvio, on my 1150GS. When cleaning the bike yesterday, I noticed oil caked on the underside of the transmission near the rear gaitor. Not seen that before on the bike. I'll keep an eye on it.
 
I notice this on mine on its annual wash, just keep topping it up no problems.:thumb
 


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