So I split the bike over a three day period of slow, careful work in the garage in order to track down the source of the oil leaking down the back of the motor. Some questions for those of you who have taken this long strange journey:
Thanks in advance for any input.
- Turns out the leak was coming from the rear main seal, not the counter-balancer seal- bummer. Looks like a bit of a PITA to replace, and the manual is showing two "special tools" for this one . Any advice/tips/tricks on doing that?
- Bike has 54k miles on it - all mine. Wise advice has been that while you're in there you might as well replace/refresh the clutch. So I measured the OEM friction disk and it came out to 5.9mm. I've read on other posts that new ones measure out to 6.5mm, and the wear limit is 4.4 to 4.6mm, per my Haines manual. So if that be true, by my calculation that clutch disk still has another 100k+ miles left in it, so feeling like changing it out doesn't make sense. Anyone have an opinion that?
- As for the other major clutch components, I'm thinking that replacing the flywheel cover and clutch spring plate - both spendy items, but also wear items that after 50k might appreciate renewal. Thoughts?
Thanks in advance for any input.