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There should be an o-ring on the clutch cable. The cable doesn't need to be done up overly tight to create a good seal. It looks fairly cruddy around the cable end so it could be the o-ring needs changing.
If however you can see oil dripping from the cable at the bottom of its bend then I suspect the outer has come away from the ferrule end. This can happen if the outer is hooked up first and cannot turn when screwing into the primary case.
Last edited by Andy from Sandy; May 22, 2024 at 09:26 AM.
So i found a way to open the primary but with my luck when the bolt goes out, it’s just the clutch spring, in all of the videos I saw, you can measure the oil level from the button of the primary case.
looking at the entire case I see a bolt which I suspect is used for oil level indication but when I took it out it poured from there so I closed it again.
this is not my motorcycle but it’s the same system, hopefully someone has an idea.
also if you know the model of the primary or what to look online for some tutorials
I think you opened the drain screw. On my 1991 there is a bolt on the back of the primary case for proper oil level, when it gets full, it will weep out of the hole. But, one quart of transmission fluid is what I put in my bike. A couple ounces here or there will not hurt a thing.
Here's my "level check" bolt, just remove it and when it drips oil, you are full. I never use it, I just put in a quart of Bel Ray Sport Transmission fluid and call it good.
John
Last edited by John Harper; May 25, 2024 at 08:48 AM.
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