mechanical seal replacement woes
Posted: 04:10 pm Jun 17 2019
I have just replace the mechanical seal combo and too the bike for a quick spin today.
The bike lost much coolant and the oil is grey (but not like coffee). So it seems that I did not manage to fix the problem.
What could have gone wrong?
I see signs of coolant exiting through the wheep hole and the bleed nut next to the spark plug is damp (but the latter is unlikely to be the cause).
See my photos. I pressed the mechanical seal in. What if it was not pushed in far enough? I thought it was, though...
I cannot guearantee that the loss of coolant and the discoloured oil is related. The oil may be because of nickel anti seize...
I am obviously clueless. Does any of this sound familiar? I appreciate some advice. I may just give up and take it to someone to fix, but I may be missing something obvious.
Logically, it sounds like a problem with the mechanical seal, but why would it not seat properly? Is it possible to take the impeller off and use a plastic pipe exactly the size of the outer metal of the seal and tap it in? Can I do this without taking the clutch cover off? Would the blue locktite (?) ring around the mechanical seal have bonded?
The bike lost much coolant and the oil is grey (but not like coffee). So it seems that I did not manage to fix the problem.
What could have gone wrong?
I see signs of coolant exiting through the wheep hole and the bleed nut next to the spark plug is damp (but the latter is unlikely to be the cause).
See my photos. I pressed the mechanical seal in. What if it was not pushed in far enough? I thought it was, though...
I cannot guearantee that the loss of coolant and the discoloured oil is related. The oil may be because of nickel anti seize...
I am obviously clueless. Does any of this sound familiar? I appreciate some advice. I may just give up and take it to someone to fix, but I may be missing something obvious.
Logically, it sounds like a problem with the mechanical seal, but why would it not seat properly? Is it possible to take the impeller off and use a plastic pipe exactly the size of the outer metal of the seal and tap it in? Can I do this without taking the clutch cover off? Would the blue locktite (?) ring around the mechanical seal have bonded?