The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: decorn33 on August 14, 2014, 09:09:35 AM
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Pulled the bike out for a ride last Saturday and found a small puddle of transmission fluid on the floor under the bike. Curses not loud but deep... I cleaned off the entire area and put a paper towel on the floor to see where the fluid was coming from. Come to find that the source was my shifter.
In a fit of presumption I ordered a new seal from Moto-Bins, and went riding anyway. The seal should arrive next week. Is there any magic to replacing this seal? I assume I should drain the tranny first.
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no need to drain the tranny, just lean the bike over the other way a bit.
Rev. light
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I'd still drain the transmission - that way you know it will be at the proper fill level and with good fresh oil. It is likely that your only issue is the seal, but wouldn't be a bad thing to check for the proper "fuzz" on the magnetic drain plug either.
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I like the window in the fill/level plug.
And unlike the the ones they used to put on Jap bikes that were less useful when the engine oil got dirty; it should work better as gear oil stays clean. That gearbox should never suffer from water in the oil - at least not for long.
All it needs is to incorporate a magnet so it becomes a fuzz catcher and you have a built in gearbox condition monitor. :)
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Thanks Steve, I'll give it a go.
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That little window convinced me that riding was still an option! I replaced the tranny fluid in March, so I'm leaning toward Steve's idea of leaning it to the right a bit.
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Let me qualify that by saying that after careful evaluation of the rate of drip, I convinced myself that there was sufficient fluid in the tranny, AND it wasn't going to coat my rear tire, rendering it tractionless as I rode along.
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When removing the seal, don't gouge or scratch the bore that the seal sits in .
Also make sure you get the seal installed straight, if it isn't, it may bind up the shifter shaft .
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Hi - that's a very interesting window plug on your bike. Where can I get one thanks ;)
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I confess I don't remember exactly where I picked up the view plug I have. I know they market an equivalent unit at BMW2Valve:
http://www.bmw2valve.com/motorcycle/C-5/7475039.html.
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Thanks for that mate - I'll go check :)
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AND it wasn't going to coat my rear tire, rendering it tractionless as I rode along.
Funny story! ... well, in retrospect, after I got the seat removed from where it had sucked up.
I was riding on a backroad in VA, about an hour from home, and I went to lean into a mild curve, on my '84 VF500F. The back tire stepped out about a foot! I pulled over as quickly as I could, but gently.. There on the side of the road, the bike dumped the rest of the motor oil into the gravel.
I never did find the drain plug, and that was the last time I rode the bike.. sold it to a junk yard a week or two later. I had ridden the bike a thousand miles or more since the last oil change...