Fitting Camshaft end half moon rubber seals

[GS750G1stSuzuki]

My cam cover gasket is not leaking.

The front camshaft end rubbers are the originals and are aged and leaking.

Can I remove and fit the new ones without taking the cover off and
by pushing them into place from the outside ?

I know the cam cover gasket is above the halfmoons, but my thinking is that if I ease the old ones out and then insert the new ones after being in
the fridge then they will fit easily without damaging the gasket above !

When the rubbers warm up they will seal and stay put.

Has anyone done this with success ?

[duaneage]

Get a cam cover gasket and do it right. If the seals fail your going to get a hot oil bath on the road, and have to limp home with oil all over the place.

[Delbert24]

Valve Cover

Let me know if you need the half moon seals.

[GS750G1stSuzuki]

Have I got all I need, see my list of what I have !

To change the half moon rubber cam seals I just have the following.....

1 cam cover gasket
and 4 half moon cam rubbers

To remove the cover do I just.....

disconnect the tacho drive then undo the 16 bolts. anything else ?

With the cover off remove the old gasket, make sure both surfaces are
clean then fit the half moons , then the gasket , cover and finally bolts.

any need for paste ? what is the torque for the 16 bolts ?

[bwringer]

Check your valve clearances while you're in there...

[GS750G1stSuzuki]

Please answer my questions, thx 4 the clearances info

Thanks for the valve clearances info

but please read and answer my questions below , cheers !

To change the half moon rubber cam seals I just have the following.....

1 cam cover gasket
and 4 half moon cam rubbers

To remove the cover do I just.....

disconnect the tacho drive then undo the 16 bolts. anything else ?

With the cover off remove the old gasket, make sure both surfaces are
clean then fit the half moons , then the gasket , cover and finally bolts.

any need for paste ? what is the torque for the 16 bolts ?

[psyguy]

To change the half moon rubber cam seals I just have the following.....

1 cam cover gasket
and 4 half moon cam rubbers

To remove the cover do I just.....

disconnect the tacho drive then undo the 16 bolts. anything else ?

With the cover off remove the old gasket, make sure both surfaces are
clean then fit the half moons , then the gasket , cover and finally bolts.

any need for paste ? what is the torque for the 16 bolts ?

yup, that's what you do
you can use a bit of grease on the rubbers
the torque is 6.5 ft lb

ps. you may need to remove the breather cover first to have enough clearance to take the cam cover off

[Nessism]

Not sure about the 750 but you do not have to remove the tach drive to remove the cam cover on a 550.

Regarding the half moon pieces, I glue them in with gray Threebond adhesive just like Suzuki does when new.

[psyguy]

oops, you're right nessism, i don't need to remove the tacho on my 850 either (so not likely to have to do it on 750)