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Jandj_davis
Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 03:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had my primary all apart this past winter to replace the shift shaft, shift shaft seal, and primary chain tension adjuster. Since then, I have had oil leaking out of my primary at the primary chain tension adjuster. It's not large quantities, but a drop or two a day, enough to make me mad. Do I just need to torque that nut a little tighter? I didn't see any seals or gaskets there in the primary cover when I had it off, and don't see any in the parts breakout either.
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5liter
Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 06:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I believe there is a nylon seal built into the nut. Maybe yours is cracked just a bit.
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Bluzm2
Posted on Monday, July 25, 2011 - 08:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Did you put the adjuster nut on upside down?
The nylon part that 5 mentioned above goes toward the case.
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