Re: [ST] Shifter shaft seal leakage

[Rick Damiani <rickd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:56:24 -0800, owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx (by way of
Message_Redirector@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:

>I've been mostly lurking on the site but need to comment since I did have the
>same problem you describe about 8K miles ago.  I thought for weeks that my
>shift shaft seal was leaking but it turned out to be the output shaft seal
>which was quickly replaced under warranty and has never leaked again.  If you
>remove the countershaft sprocket cover and see any oil leaking it is probably
>the culprit.

I thought that it was the output shaft seal at first myself and even
bought one to replace the one that is in there, but further inspection
seems to indicate that it's the shifter shaft.

>It is wonderful to have a British bike that performs this well and still
>doesn't leak any oil!!!

Well, mine is performing well, but seems rather insistent on marking
it's spot.


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