Dig these feet
XS650 Member
Hi. I'm losing oil from the right hand camshaft seal. Despite my prayers, it's not fixed itself. In fact it's got worse. I'm not much of a mechanic but thought I'd have a crack at fixing it myself. There's some good advice and a few photos elsewhere on this forum. So I got a seal, o-ring and gasket. My problem is that what I'm looking at doesn't seem the same as the photos I've seen or my Haynes manual. Sorry if this is a really silly question, but what's the threaded rod with the 13mm nut? If I take off the nut, the threaded rod (or whatever it is!) can be jiggled back and forth a bit. Any advice appreciated. Blessed are the helpless.