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I have an oil leak thats coming from my shifter rod where it leaves the case. I bought a new seal, but was wondering if the seal contains a metal ring in it? The reason I ask is I'm having a difficult time getting the old seal out. It just won't pull out of there. It appears that there is a metal ring encased in the rubber seal. Is this true? If I pull the other side cover will I be able to access the shifter rod to push it though the other side? Any help would be appreciated.
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I'm doing this myself right now, this is the info I got:
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Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see how this seal is going to come out without splitting the case. My seal has a metal lip on it so it cannot be pulled out from the outside.
I think I am going to split the case and try to get some experience under my belt with these engines. It can't be too hard with a Clymer's and the wonderful memebers of this forum. I plan on prepping the bike this week; then taking adavantage of the long weekend to split that case.
Good luck with your project and I'll post something next weekend letting you know how it went for me.
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That's strange. When I did my 400 all I had to do was remove the metal strap and yank out the seal. Maybe it wasn't an origional seal but the OEM replacement I got didn't have a metal lip on it. I would consider removing or filing off the metal lip from the replacement seal before pulling the engine apart. My 400 is proof that such a retainer is not necessary when the strap is in place. Maybe you could even order a GS(X)400E seal as it's probably the same size.
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I have read that a seal without the lip is not required as long as the engine has a seal retainer, (which mine does).
Unfortunately the original seal on my bike has the lip and I need to split the case to remove it.
It would be nice to use a seal without the lip for future replacement, but I am going to use the part I already have and use this as an excuse to learn about splitting these engines apart.
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I don't want to discourage you from working on your bike but this is the wrong time of the year to have it sitting in a bunch of pails. 8) Get a good hold of that old seal and tear it out!
The metal lip isn't that thick is it?
Cheers, SteveComment
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True, but there are extenuating circumstances that wont let me ride anyway until I get this fixed. It leaks like a SOB because I tried pulling it out from the outside last season?
I?ll see what I can do over the long weekend coming up.
Best,
DavidComment
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