leak

[GrimReaper]

Hi all,this morning I found that I have a leak coming from the rubber boot between the tranny and the swingarm.Its a few drops,but I know it shouldnot leak.Any ideas what is goin on

[Bob_Roller]

Have you tried tightening the two clamps yet ?

[GrimReaper]

No,I did not think of that.I will give it a try tonight.

[Bob_Roller]

Give the rubber boot a good looking over, especially with the desert heat you have there, it speeds up the weather hardening and leads to cracking of the rubber .

[GrimReaper]

Bob, the rubber looks pretty good.I rode the bike for 700 miles since I got it last year.I will check the again.

[montmil]

Pray it's just the clamps.

Changing the boot requires removing the U-joint bolts, removing the swing arm pivot bolts, pulling back the swing arm, blah, blah, blah...

At least you'll get to practice and/or invent some new profanity while you work the boot and those two danged clamps back into proper position.[smiley=furious3.gif]

Or do as I did... if there is a crack or hole causing the leak, just rotate the boot to put the leaky spot on top. Rode for a year before fixing it correctly.

Monte

[GrimReaper]

Thanks Monte.If its cracked I will rotate it.Anyway this bike is my Sunday ride so I hope it will give me a year or two:)

[fermin]

Its a pain in the neck job and I just fixed my leak after weeks of trying different locations for the hose clamp screw.  It finally worked with the screw on the side.

[GrimReaper]

I tight the clamps this morning and its look like the leak is gone.Will see in a few days.
  Fermin my clamps screws are on the side also