| Author | Message | ||
     Ozzyxb9r |
There is a bit of oil leaking from the Gear cover that the exhaust pipes go past. Theres a hole where a couple of cables come out of on the bottom of the cover and theres a bit of oil coming from there. Is this an easy fix? Regards Morgan | ||
| Gentleman_jon |
Hello Morgan. What you have is a leaking cam seal. Fixing it is no big deal, and you can ride the bike as is for a while until you have time to fix it,( unless you are losing a lot of oil). Order the part from Daves at Appleton HD, its about $2.50. What you do is remove the timing cover,(That's the metal disk that says "Buell Lightning etc" by drilling out the rivets. (While you are at it, you may as well tap the holes to take 10-32 machine screws. I used chrome plated button head allen screws and they look nice. Also painted the timing cover black wrinkle. Looks a lot nicer to me than the dopey Buell graphics.) Then you unscrew the timing plate, giving you access to the seal which is around the shaft end that you see. Make sure you don't loosen the extended bolts that allow the timing to be changed. Now comes the hard part. With a large screw driver, you gently pry out the seal, which surrounds the cam by putting the screw driver under the metal edge of the seal and using the cam's shaft as a fulcrum. Easy does it: it doesn't pop out, you have to ease it out little by little going around the seal many times. Don't rush this: you don't want to damage the surfaces. Then take the new seal, put a little oil on it, inside and out, and very gently tap it into place using a large socket. Again, easy does it: this doesn't just pop in. The whole job took me and my friend Gerry, who is an excellent mechanic about an hour, and it was the first time we did it. A lot easier for me than going to a Harley dealer, and a lot less aggravation, not to mention waiting a couple of weeks for a service appointment. Remember it isn't necessary, or desirable to remove the entire cam case. Thanks to Daves for the part and advice on this, and many other projects. (Message edited by gentleman_jon on October 27, 2004) | ||
| Bonesbuell |
somewhat unrelated but you should check this "known issue" is that some older xb oil lines going to and from the cooler, tend to rub together over time. | ||
| Ozzyxb9r |
Thanks for the reply guys, doesnt sound too hard. I'll give it a go over the next few weeks. | ||
| Kowpow225 |
Bones hit it on the head. I had a couple of oil line leaks develop when the bike was still under a hundred miles. just something to check out. | ||
| Bluebuellxb9r |
Add my name to the leaky oil lines list, started @ 180 miles. While Im at it, my brother has had alot of trouble with his lines leaking, hes had the entire setup replaced twice , before they stopped leaking. | ||
| Xbolt12 |
Buell should use AN fittings not the crappy flare nut type. My $.02 xbolt12 |
