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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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OK, showed some pictures a little while back, figured I had a leak from the shifter shaft seal. I pulled everything apart, replaced the shifter shaft seal when I noticed leaking from another area. The bike has been apart for about a week while I was waiting for my shifter shaft seal, and when I went to work on it tonight, I noticed a couple of drops of fluid on the floor under the drive sprocket. I also noticed some fluid built up in the lip on the sprocket itself. Looking closer, I see a build up of fluid dripping from the sprocket itself and a drip ready to drop fro mthe bolt right below the sprocket. Please see pics. Looking at the service manual, I really dont know what seal this would be. Any ideas? Point me in the right direction. Thanks.

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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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You're gonna need a sprocket lock and either fashion the pulley nut tool or buy it to get the nut off. Probably the quad seal
 
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Old Jun 20, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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How bad is this to do?
 
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The quad seal requires the complete removal of the pulley? This is when I need the crazy priced tool from Harley correct? Could be both main seal and quad seal right, since I am seeing build up on the pulley itself, as well as behind the pulley on the backside of the teeth of it the pulley and the bolt hole.
 

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My bet is on the seal, I hope the bearing is ok. When mine went last week, it took the bearing with it.
 
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How would I know if the bearing went? The shaft spins free and smooth.
 
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