Oil Leak Timing Cover area
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If you have cam seal leak you may have some cam movement going on. You may want to check out that cam bearing while you're in there. better to catch it early before it fails completely! on the other hand, oil seals do harden and tear sometimes so it may not be that serious.
Last edited by 96roadking; 06-03-2010 at 05:31 PM.
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If you have cam seal leak you may have some cam movement going on. You may want to check out that cam bearing while you're in there. better to catch it early before it fails completely! on the other hand, oil seals do harden and tear sometimes so it may not be that serious.
I put a new cam in her last Christmas, and of course put in a new Torrington bearing. But the outer cam bushing and seal looked fine, so I just left them in there. Hasn't leaked a drop into the timing compartment since, and she runs fine.
Now something terrible will happen...
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I think you will find it is just about as cheap to purchase an after market cam cover with the finished bushing installed as it is to purchase a bushing and have it reamed and honed to fit. If the person doing it doesn't have a lot of practice you could get it back as bad as or worse than before.
Last edited by miacycles; 06-04-2010 at 03:38 PM.
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I think you will find it is just about as cheap to purchase an after marke cam cover with the bushing installed as it is to purchase a bushing and have it reamed and honed to fit. If the person doing it doesn't have a lot of practice you could get it back as bad as or worse than before.
Having that bushing replaced at a dealer will cost more than a new nose cone, (if you could even find one to do it) but I don't know where you are so you may have better options for that type work than most of us. But be careful of aftermarket covers. Some come with finished bushings - some do not! And trusting a telephone salesman can be risky. OEM covers are finished and aren't much more $ than aftermarket.
Honestly, I've pulled mine off and swapped cams nearly a dozen times experimenting for years and just replaced my first cam seal on that bike after 100,000 miles. Point being, they're not bad to leak. I'd try changing the 3.00 seal and see if that takes care of it before getting in the panic mode. Pull the small cover, mark the timing pickup position carefully and fold it out of the way. Use a 5/16" socket to remove the rotor cup and a screwdriver used carefully will pry the seal right out. Use a deep socket and hammer to tap the new one in. About a 15 minute job.