| Author | Message | ||
     Oklep |
Hello petrolheads I am pretty much Buell noob, so I need some tips. There are some oil leakage places on my engine. First is on front cylinder right in front of bike, under rocker cover (I think its called like that). What is it? It is just some bad gasket? It is hard to repair? Picture bellow  Second leakage is from shifter shaft. It is probably only some bad rubber oil seal I think. It is some special "harley" part, or I can get it as generic part in some autoparts?  Third leakage is from bottom nuts on transmission cover. I bought bike with already installed X1 bellypan, so I got rid of it. Now I must put there some shorter nuts, but my question is. Should be there some rubber washers, or just plain metal washers?  And last "leakage" is on other side of the engine. I am not sure how its actually called. It is probably pretty weak leakage because there are not any visible oil, just some oil film.  Thank you for any advice, and also sorry for this HUGE post  | ||
| Phelan |
the leak by where the belly pan was should be the easiest to fix; replace that setup with the two factory bolts and the leak should go away. The first leak is definitely rockerbox gasket. if it's the middle or top gasket, it's and easy fix, but the lowest rocker gasket requires a bit more effort. The leak around the shifter arm is a leaky bushing; drain the primary, pull the shifter, derby cover, cutch linkage, and the cover off and replace the bushing, as well as the primary gasket if it's paper-based, and refill. Not sure if the bolt under the valley could be retorqed or not without dissasembly; just something I've never run into. | ||
| Oklep |
It looks like it is from the lowest rocker gasket, so I will look into it. Thank you so much for your helpful informations | ||
| Oklep |
In manual I can see that there are two rocker gaskets per cylinder. I need to buy and replace all four, or only two for first cylinder? Or only the one that is leaky?  | ||
| Jolly |
this is a perfect time to upgrade the rocker box covers to the XB style which are one piece instead of two piece which eliminates a layer of gaskets and it provides a better breathing/venting route. you will need a catch can as well but the new xb style rocker box covers breath out the top instead of out the side of the head. you should also check to se if you still have the paper gaskets under the rockerbox mating to the head, these are terrible gaskets and are guaranteed to leak. newer version are a metal base, and they are a one piece deign instead of the stock original two piece paper. | ||
| Brother_in_buells |
Paul ,i am just curious how the title transfer went? no further issues with the vin and frame? | ||
| Oklep |
Brother_in_buells: yeah, everything is fine. I was curious what is under the paint on the neck (if it is not restamped or so), so I removed the paint, and VIN is completely legit. So it is just small mistake from factory  Jolly: Interesting, but I am not sure if I want to go through this conversion for now. It is just a bit harder for me with parts (I am from central Europe and Buells are not popular in here), so for now I probably want only fast repair and ride it as much as I can till autumn arrive  So if I will work with stock rocker covers, can I order 1 piece design rocker gaskets for sportster, or I must order only older 2 piece design gaskets? | ||
| Kenm123t |
OKlp Al at American Sport Bike will be your new friend as will Trojan in Holland Twin Motorcycles They can help Both great members of the Buell Community |
