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Ok, here is my 86 GSX750ES and its problem area exposed:
The o-ring around the gear selector shaft. I've searched the forum up and down, it seems some can pop it out easily. I can't. I started work on it last July before heading for southern Europe. I had cut out all the rubber bits but the metal bit was not moving a micron. So I cut the rubber bits out of the new gasket, glued it on with gasket goo and rode 4000 miles with a mere 4.5 quarts leaking out. A sort of gradual oil change where I poured my old oil drop by drop out in nature and refilled as needed.
So the red bits are the remains of the gasket goo and the metal ring nearest to the shaft is the lip of the oil seal. The lip is tiny but the oil seal itself continues inwards as a cylinder for about half an inch.
How in the HELL do I get it out? It's almost impossible to get in there with any substantial tool and from trying to chisel on it from an angle it seems almost welded on.
I'm prepared to pull the selector shaft if needed and I have the manual. But the manual explains a complete tear down, is it possible to get away with just removing the clutch cover and clutch assembly? When I pull the shaft out, will all kinds of cogs and sprockets drop out?
And yes, the trip through Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France was wonderful in spite of the oil leak. For full story and tons of pics, check out this link:
The o-ring around the gear selector shaft. I've searched the forum up and down, it seems some can pop it out easily. I can't. I started work on it last July before heading for southern Europe. I had cut out all the rubber bits but the metal bit was not moving a micron. So I cut the rubber bits out of the new gasket, glued it on with gasket goo and rode 4000 miles with a mere 4.5 quarts leaking out. A sort of gradual oil change where I poured my old oil drop by drop out in nature and refilled as needed.
So the red bits are the remains of the gasket goo and the metal ring nearest to the shaft is the lip of the oil seal. The lip is tiny but the oil seal itself continues inwards as a cylinder for about half an inch.
How in the HELL do I get it out? It's almost impossible to get in there with any substantial tool and from trying to chisel on it from an angle it seems almost welded on.
I'm prepared to pull the selector shaft if needed and I have the manual. But the manual explains a complete tear down, is it possible to get away with just removing the clutch cover and clutch assembly? When I pull the shaft out, will all kinds of cogs and sprockets drop out?
And yes, the trip through Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France was wonderful in spite of the oil leak. For full story and tons of pics, check out this link:
Instead of just using a 10 mm wrench and my wrist-o-meter, I decided to torque it to spec with my full size torque wrench. Turns out it's not very accurate at low settings. Lesson learned.
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