...maybe start bike without sprocket on and watch for no leak...
I wish I could do that, but everything has to be assembled and clamped down tight , or it definitely will leak.
...maybe start bike without sprocket on and watch for no leak...
...never had a setup like that on any of my bikes, i need to reread earlier part of thread again ...i never had bike that had to have sprocket on for countershaft seal to work...reread from 2865 and i slow, still not get it...I wish I could do that, but everything has to be assembled and clamped down tight , or it definitely will leak.
Welcome home Ranger! Hope your trip went well.
I think you should consider it. Just like I do with the rotors... it gives the folks here something that's hard to find affordably, and give you a little spending money for yourI wasn't planning on it Jim, it's just part of my bike hobby.
An interesting conundrum with those keys.
Just for fun, played with your key and tumbler pics.
Took your side-by-side pic, zoomed, align/rotated, and clipped.
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Then cut the left master key.
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Now, do some translucent overlays of the left key over 5twins' key.
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Zooming-in on those pics, at the bottom, looks like 5twins' key may be 1 or 2mm shorter.
Here's a side-by-side of the lock tumbler and the keys.
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The key notch looks to be perfectly aligned with the 2nd tumbler leaf.
When a key is inserted, doesn't its tip bottom in the cylinder, which would mean that notch positions should be referenced to the key tip?
If 5twins' key is a bit short, inserting too deep, then withdrawing it a bit in the ignition switch could be a good test...
Bob
I think the key to this leak is the seal between the spacer and the bearing. If there is any leakage there or between the the bearing and the main shaft the splines are a conduit to the outside. The sprocket/lock washer doesn't fit tight enough on the splines to hold back oil. That's why I put Yamabond on the splines also. Just my . Fingers crossed for you.
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I'm anxiously awaiting your upcoming test drive to check this latest intervention.