Dano 0 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 2002 Bird 40K miles.. Seems that I have an oil leak on the rear balancer shaft. (left side bike) Sort of inboard from starter motor.. What is the procedure to replace this oring? Remove radiators hoses to make room, loosen holder bolt .... then will the shaft pull out a bit to get to O ring. ? Searched a bit but not sure I'm clear on the process. thanx dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fiona 194 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 2002 Bird 40K miles.. Seems that I have an oil leak on the rear balancer shaft. (left side bike) Sort of inboard from starter motor.. What is the procedure to replace this oring? Remove radiators hoses to make room, loosen holder bolt .... then will the shaft pull out a bit to get to O ring. ? Searched a bit but not sure I'm clear on the process. thanx dan You have to crack apart the engine case to replace it. It's not worth the time and effort. Keep a piece of cardboard under the bike to catch the small drops of oil that fall after a ride and make sure that you keep oil in the bike(though the loss of oil is minimal). The rear lobe of the shaft isn't small enough to remove from the engine casing so you can pull the shaft out to the last lobe and it will not go any farther Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dano 0 Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 Thank you for the reply, I had stopped by the local Honda shop yesterday with micro fiche print out and shop manual in hand. When I asked how to replace the o ring, Their "motor guy" said "wow, can't advise about that, kinda hard to figure out those drawings, don't really know how it goes together. " I guess that is the reason in 11 years I've never had them work on my bike. When I asked if, I had them fix the leak what would they do if the they don't know how it comes apart, he said " I guess we'd just start taking it apart till we get there." Amazing.... I'll do as you say, leave it a lone as it's not a big deal and not worth the effort. I'll just stuff some oil adsorbent matting in there and change it out once in awhile. It is really just a slight weeping leak, but it does bug me.... cheers dan 2002 Bird 40K miles.. Seems that I have an oil leak on the rear balancer shaft. (left side bike) Sort of inboard from starter motor.. What is the procedure to replace this oring? Remove radiators hoses to make room, loosen holder bolt .... then will the shaft pull out a bit to get to O ring. ? Searched a bit but not sure I'm clear on the process. thanx dan You have to crack apart the engine case to replace it. It's not worth the time and effort. Keep a piece of cardboard under the bike to catch the small drops of oil that fall after a ride and make sure that you keep oil in the bike(though the loss of oil is minimal). The rear lobe of the shaft isn't small enough to remove from the engine casing so you can pull the shaft out to the last lobe and it will not go any farther Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaymeferreyra 1 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 On 5/15/2013 at 10:38 PM, Dano said: Thank you for the reply, I had stopped by the local Honda shop yesterday with micro fiche print out and shop manual in hand. When I asked how to replace the o ring, Their "motor guy" said "wow, can't advise about that, kinda hard to figure out those drawings, don't really know how it goes together. " I guess that is the reason in 11 years I've never had them work on my bike. When I asked if, I had them fix the leak what would they do if the they don't know how it comes apart, he said " I guess we'd just start taking it apart till we get there." Amazing.... I'll do as you say, leave it a lone as it's not a big deal and not worth the effort. I'll just stuff some oil adsorbent matting in there and change it out once in awhile. It is really just a slight weeping leak, but it does bug me.... cheers dan Ā How you solved the problem... I have the same problem... ThanksĀ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XXitanium 1,551 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) Edit Ā Edited April 20 by XXitanium imadumbass Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XXitanium 1,551 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Sometimes - I'm that guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OMG 1,145 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 5/15/2013 at 6:17 AM, Fiona said: Keep a piece of cardboard under the bike to catch the small drops of oil that fall after a ride And put a Harley sticker on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CALCXX 484 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Dano sold his XX many many years ago. Have not heard from him in atleastĀ a decade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XXitanium 1,551 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 2 hours ago, CALCXX said: Dano sold his XX many many years ago. Have not heard from him in atleastĀ a decade. Does @Dano visit here anymore? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CALCXX 484 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 No idea. Lots of old timers lurk here and seldom post. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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