I have offered to send a relieved side cover to a few members to see if it would stop transferring without changing the pushrod. So far no takers. I would like someone who is having a severe problem to try it so that it would prove the relieved side cover was the reason it quit if it does.

 

Do you think the way that drod relieved his would be enough to drain the fluid away from the clutch pushrod? I've got 41K on my 17 RG & as stated above have only transferred a few oz a couple of times. It's never been off the dipstick, just down to the bottom at worst, some others have opened up that area on the clutch cover, but I don't think anyone has done just that mod on a M8, I might try it some rainy day, not too worried about the amount of loss I'm seeing.

 

It won’t take more than a couple minutes with a burr bit to knock out the whole barrier. In my picture it is machined for the seal, but the relief I cut for drainage only took a couple minutes to do. You’ll spend more time securing the side cover in a vice than relieving it. For you with the little bit of transfer you’re experiencing I’m pretty sure it would stop it.

 

I've seen your side cover offer a number of times. I'd like to help you out as a test bed, but I don't think I'd be a good candidate. I know you're looking for one that has a substantial transfer issue. Mine is fairly minimal and has occurred only twice. I'm not yet sure if it will be ongoing or worsen.

 

I just jumped in on this thread, don't feel like reading tech right now. Lemme get this right, THE FLUID MIGRATES FROM THE TRANNY TO THE PRIMARY, CORRECT? Asking so all I gotta do is look for tranny level to go down. Thanx in advance.

 

$tonecold, I’m interested in one of your transfer fix kits and was wondering if you had more available? I’m new on the forum so I can’t PM you.

 

You don't have a touring bike w/hydraulic clutch. Not affected.

 

So cable actuated clutch bikes have zero migration issues, correct?

 

The only one I know of that was reported to migrate was guy that was parking the bike in a shed so small he had to lean the bike against the side of the shed on the right side. As the primary cooled and contracted it sucked transmission oil into the primary. Pretty wild! Anyway, he start parking the bike on its side stand and everything was alright. So to answer your question, to my knowledge cable actuated clutch models don't transfer.

 

Has anyone thought about drilling and taping the primary side cover and putting a 90 degree fitting on there and running a small vacuum hose vent line up the frame?