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Nemster
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 02:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just got a 97' S-1 about a month ago and its been sitting in the basement cause of the weather. I noticed that behind the oil filter where the crankcase halves meet there is a spot of liquid. I wiped it away when I first got the bike but have noticed a spot on the floor underneath where it seems to have drippped down somehow. Is this something that I should be concerned about? I have read elsewhere that the crankcase bolts sometime loosen and need to be torqued back down. I hope I didnt get taken to the bank. The guy that sold me the bike said it had been sittin for about 8 months. Please tell me it's not something major!!!
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Wyckedflesh
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 04:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If you have the manual, you could always retorque the bolts just to be on the safe side.
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Drfuyutsuki
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 06:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nemster,
I have had my '97 S1 for a year now and know exactly what your talking about, mine does it too. The case seems to weep a little bit, but I have noticed its not as bad if I am riding it regularly. Wycked is right you can pull the service manual from the knowledge vault and check the torque specs for the case bolts. Heres a link the proper section: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/Manuals/S1_1996-1997_Service/BU3c.pdf
Looking at fig. 3-65 on page 11 #2 should be torqued to between 15-18 foot lbs; #3 should be torqued to between 70-110 Inch lbs; #4 should be torqued to between 30-33 Foot Lbs.
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Reepicheep
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 09:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Sometimes leaking rocker boxes (pretty much a universal problem on tubers) will work oil down there subtly. Clean it up carefully, and watch where it comes from. It's easy to get fooled.
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Nemster
Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2005 - 01:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks guys I feel a little better about it. I wish it would hurry up and stay sunny here. My days off it always rains!!
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