Re: [ST] HELP - Oil leak

[Andrea Matta <springbok@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:46 PM 4/11/2001 -0400, Eric Sheley wrote:
>At 10:10 AM 4/11/01 -0700, Import Auto Works wrote:
>>Looks to me to be coming from the output shaft seal behind sprocket. No
>>it is not chain lube, it's engine oil. I don't have a dealer within
>
>Are you sure it is not chain oil ? Make sure to clean the gunk out of the 
>sprocket area really well and then check it again.
>
>The seal could be bad, but I would bet that it was deformed due to a chain 
>that was adjusted too tight. This was the cause of a 'leak' for me after 
>one dealer service and as soon as I backed off the chain a bit, I was fine.

I experienced a similar leak just after a dealer service. In my case the 
reason was that the dealer had overfilled with fresh oil. She stopped 
leaking by herself in a few days...

Andrea

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