Girly output shaft seal

[vince]

my pleasure  twas nothing
yours looks awesome with that pipe next time i want to hear it :lol:

[vince]

my pleasure  twas nothing
yours looks awesome with that pipe next time i want to hear it :lol:

[Chad]

well this afternoon i settled myself in the garage and found the leak . its not the output shaft seal , though for future reference thats an easy pop out and re-install job :D

bad news is i would say that the welding repair to the casing has caused a slight warp to the machined faces causing the leak , there is evidence of instant gasket there but this seems to ave failed.. this leak is very minor but will bug the shit out of me , so it looks like its going to be an engine out job

a couple of phone pics  you cant really see it from the pics but its only leaking to the left of the machined face up to the corner  

[Bixxer Bob]

First off, that's not a big repair so the distortion thing is very unlikely, and the engine didn't need stripping to do that - I misunderstood from your description what had been done.

From the goo it does look like it's been apart at some time though so you have to ask your self:

1.   Do I have the tools and skill to do this strip and rebuild?

2.   Does the leak really justify the work involved?

3.   Is there anything I can do to stop or reduce the leak without stripping? (plastic metal etc... I have an oil leak stop stick somewhere, if I can find it I'll let you know what it's called)

4.   What is the consequesnce of not doing it ? (constant drip - yes, catastrophic failure - very very unlikely... etc)

Your call  :D

[Mustang]

JB WELD it even fixes gas tank leaks permanently ........and it will repair holes in cases too ! just need to clean and prep the surface .
gas and oil don't bother it if you let it cure for a couple days  

[John Stenhouse]

^^^^
What he said, even fixed the block on the Range Rover after I put a hydraulic tappet through it................don't ask  :roll:

[Chad]

JB WELD it even fixes gas tank leaks permanently ........and it will repair holes in cases too ! just need to clean and prep the surface .
gas and oil don't bother it if you let it cure for a couple days  

sounds like a plan , till i feel like stripping it out as i said its such a small leak that will work fine :D

[Chad]

well i got me some JB weld  always handy to have :D

but i figured as this is such a slight leak ive used some locktight instant gasket first i cleaned the whole area up gave it a good douse down with brake cleaner , blew it out with the compressor wiped off and left to dry.

i then applied some along the joint let that set and then another coat 10mm either  side of the seem.
and its worked a treat dry as a bone even up to running temp :D

next up is chains and sprockets 19tooth going in the front too , so any advise for the best chains to use on these beastys or D.I.D X-rings the way to go ? :D

[metalguru]

DID gold heavy duty on mine, lubed with teflon dry spray(Weldite TFT) and so far had 9000 miles with NO adjustment needed, riding like a hooligan when able.

[PeteH]

Standard D.I.D gold here...more than enough for a Tigger, depends how much you want to spend realy. I use WURTH dry lube too :D

[Chad]

DID gold heavy duty on mine, lubed with teflon dry spray and so far had 9000 miles with NO adjustment needed, riding like a hooligan when able.

nice one  triumph online seem to have very fair prices , so ive ordered there

its quite possible the Petticoat Government will kill me , but in my trial i shall use getting the bike ready for when im fit to ride again as my excuse to avoid the firing squad :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[HamrenDan]

I concur.. I used JB weld on a cracked oil pan in my Audi.  The local welding shop could not fix it due to the type of aluminum.  I just cleaned it up and did a coat inside and out and no problems ever since (3 years prolly 100K miles).  I have heard of people using it to fix radiators damaged while 4 wheeling on the Rubicon trail.  I love the stuff!

[Chad]

Chain and sprockets fitted today , rear brake caliper stripped cleaned and re-assembled all working sweetly :D

decided to pull the front wheel out and take off the discs because i had a strange pulsing at slow speed.

these were new discs fitted by the previous owner and as i suspected the old pads were left in , so ive pulled the discs off and cleaned the seating area and the front callipers will receive the same loving attention as the rear :D

she should be even sweater when im fit to ride :D  

[Chad]

i noticed some play in the head races , so adjusted them up only to find them then notchy as a hell  :?

 so a new set of All balls bearings arrived in the post yesterday :D

here's what the old ones looked like





its the first time ive seen this style of bearing in a head race  :? it kind of foxed me for a moment , i was thinking it was some sort of bodge till i checked the work shop manual :lol:  :lol:



think its time i figure out a sump guard for her and some  Heidenau K60 Scouts

 :D