ARS oil seal codes for XS650SE

[Smeggy]

I'm no mechanic or engineer so please confirm these codes for yourself before spending your good money on my errors. For the cam seals, opinions vary. Seems the important thing here is thicker the better versus clearance from the plate in front.

The codes are made up of...
Type ~ Shaft hole width ~ Outside width ~ Thickness

Don't know what the occasional extra letters and numbers mean.
Surprise surprise, manufacturers use their own codes for Type. This ARS web page has a graphic to help a little...
http://www.arai-net.com/english/products/files/OilSeal.pdf

starter shaft SDO 17 28 8 HS
starter to crank case SD 34 46 10.5
kickstarter SD 25 35 7-2 HS
gear change SDD 14 24 6
clutch rod SD 8 25 6
gearbox output SDD 40 62 9-L HS
cam shaft x2 (points) S 25 40 8 HS (seen it thicker)
cam shaft x2 (TCI) S 25 40 7 HS (seen it thinner)
crankshaft left SD 25 40 9-L-1 HS
tacho SO 7 13 4 HS

forks (35mm dia) RSA 35 48 10.5/11
forks (34mm dia) RSA 34 48 10.5/11
front wheel right SD 28 47 7-1
front wheel speedo SDO 45 56 6
rear wheel right SO 27 52 5
rear wheel sprocket SD 35 62 9

Would appreciate corrections and further information, thanks.

 

[TwoManyXS1Bs]

Nice list, Smeggy.
Thanx for the ARS pdf showing the lip profiles!
Here's some discussions on the troublesome camshaft end seals:

http://www.xs650.com/threads/need-new-cam-shaft-seal-oring-gasket.36404/

The takeaway seems to be that 5mm thick seals were used on the early bikes, then upgraded to 6mm thick, with some 6mm versions not working well, and 7mm is too thick to stay on the cam end...

 

[Smeggy]

Ah, issues with the lip makes much more sense than a 1mm-clearance struggle between parts. Cheers, TwoManyXS1Bs.

 

[Smeggy]

Another good point made about the cam seals when I posted this list on Facebook... the ATU pin! The pic I don't know how to attach shows the state of my old 6mm thick seal. I thought this was damage caused by me being an arse. Turns out a 5mm seal would have avoided the serious chaffing damage from the pin.