How to: TS185 Countershaft Seal + Hidden O-ring??

A fairly easy fix to an oil leak on your TS185 or virtually any other bike that has a leaky countershaft seal!
Top tip: Don't scratch the seal bore (where the seal presses into) or you may end up with a leak on the outside of the seal.
Hope this helps!

[@MarcusTinkersTooMuch]

Champion. Thanks.

[@guitarbass95]

That spacer seems like unobtainium. I wonder how much a machine shop would ask for one to be turned.

[@themotofirm]

It shouldn’t be too expensive. Definitely cheaper to find a friend with a lathe though. Also would have to have dimensions of an existing one first as all dimensions are fairly critical. Might even find one on eBay (good idea to find the part number and search it)

[@guitarbass95]

@@themotofirm I did try searching the part no, there's one on ebay that's very obviously used from a part-out so I'm weary it'd be any better than what's in my bike. I'll be crossing my fingers the leak is due to the rubber seal and not the spacer. If it keeps leaking, maybe I can take the old one to a machine shop and ask for them to remake based on the largest od/smallest id they can measure.

[@jansander2231]

i have also ts185 to restore but my problem is the engine seal.ita hard to fine can you give 1 pls.?

[@themotofirm]

Check bikebandit.com for a parts diagram. If it’s not available through them, get the part number and search for it on eBay.