| Author | Message | ||
     4cammer |
I have a very slow/small oil leak coming out of the gear cover assembly, actually from the bottom facing hole behind the timer cover. Guessing that the seal (11124) is to blame. Going to bring her to the dealer next season to get fixed under warranty. Is this a common issue? My bike is a '07 XB9R. Thanks | ||
| Dutchboy |
I have an '07 XB9SX with the same problem | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
This is not an an unusual problem. There are two probable causes: 1. Leaking cam shaft seal 2. Porous casting. The gasket is part number 11124, as mentioned above, which can be removed and refitted without taking the timing case off, by gently prying it out with a small screw driver. The replacement seal is then gently tapped in with a socket the same size as the seal. This is the type of "warranty" work I always do myself, because I don't trust my local Harley dealer, Eastern HD. I would take me about 2-4 weeks to make an appointment, they usually don't have the part, ( add another couple of weeks), and I can fix it myself in less time than it takes to drive there, and for not much more than the gas money, and with a lot less aggravation, a big ol' whole lot less aggravation. James Gasket, makes a higher quality replacement for this, (and all Harley gaskets and seals), the part number is JGI - 11124. Here is the URL to their site: http://www.jamesgaskets.com/parts/JGI-11124.htm If you are going to repair this yourself, I would order the James Gasket. It is about a one hour job the first time you try it. The shop manual details the procedure of removing everything. Make sure you mark the position of the timing plate so that the timing does not change accidentally. You need to remove the pop rivets that hold on the timing cover. This is a good time to replace the pop rivets with screws. The holes for the pop rivets are easily tapped out to 10/32 and replaced with nice chrome button head or stainless allen head screws. While you are at it, might as well fit a nice new custom cover of your choice as well. If you take it to your HD dealer, they probably will insist on using the same Harley part that failed in the first place. This makes sense to a Harley dealer, most of whom seem to me to live in some parallel universe far away. In my case, it was not the seals. After replacing them about 3 or 4 times, I finally had the porous timing case replaced. Thanks to Court, Liberty HD and Buell Customer service, this was done under warranty at 13,000 miles, even though the warranty on my 2003 Buell had long since expired. I paid a $100 "administrative fee", but that was a whole lot cheaper than paying for a new timing case.  | ||
| 4cammer |
Thanks Jon, and thanks for the link. This is a repair that I can easily do myself (love that shop manual) but once again shows that the weak link Buell has is its dealer network. Like you I'd rather do it myself. |
