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Hacked Valk
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« on: March 10, 2018, 11:35:44 AM »
Yesterday I replaced my timing belts and leaking shifter bushing. The busing that was in there was easy to remove because the edge was overhanging the metal depression it fit into.  Don't know if that's normal or not and if not may have been why it was leaking.  In any event when I put in the new bushing I could not seat it below the edge of the depression all the way around regardless of how I pushed and prodded.  Seems odd, but is that typical or does it have to fit flush or below the depressions edge all the way around?  Thanks to this board I was otherwise well informed on how to proceed on both the belts and bushing.
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2018, 11:40:37 AM »
When I changed that oil seal it went all the way in flush. I used a perfectly sized socket to tap on with a small hammer
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RonW
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2018, 12:08:56 PM »
Mine's went in flush. I assume you used an Oem oil seal. But even those can be off a fraction. If you still have the plastic package the oil seal came, re-check the product number stamped on it. On my other bike, it took me 2 hours installing an Oem fork seal. Seems it was a fraction too large. Or, I dunno, it might have absorbed some brake cleaner and swelled up.
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2018, 12:39:15 PM »
Leetle teensy tiny bit of persuasion.  Roll Eyes Such as Chrisj C M A noted.  cooldude RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2018, 01:58:03 PM »
Alrighty then, thanks.  I did hammer on it a bit with a short dull rod with no luck. Not a lot of room in there but I'll work on it some more now that I know for sure. It was OEM.  Appreciate it.  
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« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2018, 03:13:20 PM »
I replaced mine like 3 years ago and I don't think I got the replacement to seat a hundred percent flush it might stick up something like .020" but it doesn't leak.
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« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2018, 03:59:11 PM »
Quote from: Hacked Valk on March 10, 2018, 01:58:03 PM
Alrighty then, thanks.  I did hammer on it a bit with a short dull rod with no luck. Not a lot of room in there but I'll work on it some more now that I know for sure. It was OEM.  Appreciate it.  
Go easy on the hammering.
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