Re: oil leak (down sidestand) / new program

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 01:43 PM 7/17/00 +0200, Jonathan Schulster wrote:
>after 2 weeks away I went to the ST this morning to find a small pool of 
>oil by the sidestand 'foot'. Last time I used it was riding it back from 
>the dealers after the 20,000km service.
>I cant find a source for the leak, and the amount is quite small.   Could 
>it just be overfilled, and the result of leaving it on a slight forward 
>slope in the garage?

As Paul suggested, it may just be chain lube that has dripped down off the 
front sprocket. However it may also be from the seal at that same location. 
An over-tightened chain slightly compresses this seal allowing a small 
amount of oil to seep out. As you just had a service performed, this may 
also be the source. Give a check to your chain tension - be sure you are 
checking it at the tightest point.

- - Eric


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