Oil Leak - Hide n Seek

[@Tashmann]

Great to see you got there in the end.... Sounds Soooooo nice.

[@RepairandRideout]

Thank you

[@alanhowatson3462]

There is a mod that is used on LC that is a bush with another seal on the gear change shaft. Will see if I can find a link for you 😊

[@bluehazeboy]

Sounds great

[@RepairandRideout]

Getting there slowly

[@markaddy53]

easy fix this time lad glad u got it sorted keep up the good work

[@RepairandRideout]

Cheers Mark

[@andybakewell1286]

My RD has leaked in the same places even with a full rebuild and new seals. Thanks for a great channel. You’ve helped me to a successful rebuild of my own and I just LOVE my RD!

[@RepairandRideout]

That's very kind of you to say so. I'm just bumbling along learning as I go

[@pauloconnor7951]

That could be because of wear in the case where shaft protrudes. There a British guy making a sollution for that. as on one of the RD f.B groups or Ebay :)

[@Scott-ph2yk]

Great job! Those 2 seals are usually the source of oil leaks on Yamaha twins. The neutral switch cover o ring will also leak sometimes, but it is easy to replace the o ring. Use lock tite on the screws and do not over tighten them, which will crack the cover. The engine sounds like the carbueration is crisp and well jetted. Happy Motoring!😊

[@RepairandRideout]

Thanks you. just annoyed with myself for not investigating further the first time around

[@colinculverwell325]

The joys of running these old bikes. The hole in the case where the gear shift shaft comes through can wear on some bikes. This allows the shaft to move around and cause sealing issues. Your one looks ok though from what can be seen and it looks like you've sorted it. Good job.

[@deedahinkent]

And breathe ! well done on a brilliant rebuild 👍hope you have miles (or kilometers ) of trouble free biking 😀

[@RepairandRideout]

Thank you. I hope so, but unlikely😄

[@mikekilbride]

well done your one determined guy. These old girls need a bit of nurturing

[@RepairandRideout]

@@mikekilbride Thanks, it’s all worth it. There’s nothing like them these days

[@Alien937]

Pushrod seal done? Lol

[@RepairandRideout]

🤞

[@shaunholbrook8575]

is that a "tab" washer behind the sprocket nut ? it didnt look engaged ?

[@RepairandRideout]

Thanks for the comment, don't worry I did push the tab over to snug up against the nut when I reassembled

[@RogerClay-g6w]

I know this has nothing to do with the oil leak. You've got what looks like a std air box & expansion chambers. Did you have to re jett ?.

[@RepairandRideout]

It has been re-jetted, an ongoing process though as it's still not quite there yet. I ran it too lean and hence the blow up last year. This year I need to put more running-in miles on the engine before going further with the jets

[@andybakewell1286]

Use Yambits. Probably faster than 2 weeks 👍

[@RepairandRideout]

Yambits are very good, I use them quite a lot. I'm not sure if they had this part in stock at the time