To Replace Seals or Not? And How Difficult?

[ggray]

Thanks for the link Inty.

Gary

[davomoto]

Rotor must be removed to replace crank seal. Remove the 2 nuts, with the engine plate bracket from the top case. Flip engine over, and remove all nuts and bolts. Gently pry cases apart. You will find that all of the trans parts, and the crank have remained in the upper case. Now is a good time to take detailed pictures. Take a gear cluster out, and put it back in, noting where the shift fork goes in etc. While your in there, replace the kickstart pawl, spring and pin. These are high wear items, and cheap tp replce. Western hills Honda has them. Xing the gears is really a simple operation, and really makes the bike more ridable. Main thing is to take your time, and make sure everthing is assembled correctly. Feel free to PM me if you get stuck.

davomoto

[305explr]

Thanks for the input, everyone. I just ordered a gasket kit, a kickstart pawl, spring and pin, and individual seals. They did not have seal kits.

I'll probably be in touch...

[deaddog]

Gently pry cases apart.

My advice: Do not pry apart if at all avoidable. You should be able to split the case apart by hitting the top two studs with a hammer using a block of wood to protect the studs………………..

[305explr]

Davo, I just sent you a PM.

[e3steve]

Hey, that's a great tip about x-ing the gears! Who'd have thought...? Every day's a school day!
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to split the crankcase and re-furb the kickstart pawl/spring/pin without dropping and flipping the entire unit please?
Regards to all,

Steve

[LOUD MOUSE]

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Hey, that's a great tip about x-ing the gears! Who'd have thought...? Every day's a school day!
Can anyone tell me if it's possible to split the crankcase and re-furb the kickstart pawl/spring/pin without dropping and flipping the entire unit please?
Regards to all,

Steve