Front seal leak?
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Front seal leak?
Hi....right behind the oil cooler there is a large bolt with a large round seal around it. The bolt is so big you can see it sticking out under the bike. It looks like the seal is pushed back and is leaking. When I park my bike I can see a leak on the floor about the size of a dime.
What is this part called? What will it take to fix it?
Thanks,
sharknu
What is this part called? What will it take to fix it?
Thanks,
sharknu
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Breda - The Netherlands
My guess it's the front motormount. It kind of looks like what you describe with the large bolt sticking out under the bike. It might be wet from an oilfilter change or maybe there's a leak from the filter area.
Was the filter changed recently?
Was the filter changed recently?
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From: Vermont
Sticks out under the bike? You aren't confusing it with the motor mount are you? If it is the motor mount, the oil is dripping onto the mount and then down onto the floor. If this is the case, it is most likely your oil cooler or hoses to and from oil cooler, etc. that is leaking.
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From: Athens, Georgia
I would have to agree with the other post, the large bolt with rubber grommet is the motor mount. You almost have to have a leak somewhere around the oil filter, oil cooler hoses or a small hole in the back side of the cooler. There is not much way your engine could be leaking in the front, short of a hole in the engine case which you WOULD know about. If you had a leak around the cylinder base you would have noticed more issues than a spot of oil.
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