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three_wheelin45
08-03-2010, 03:58 PM
Ok well i just put new gaskets in my 87x and got it out of the shop. there for its not leaking out of the side covers but I think it is leaking from the underneath because my skid plate is basicly a oil pan right now. Ive looked every where trying to find the leak but nothing, Could it be oil caked up on the motor from the last oil leak and its just burning off?? Ima bout to go check the oil and see if its still all in there, but if 87 x's have weak spots for leaking oil please inform me.

Thanks...
three_wheelin45
08-03-2010, 04:03 PM
It also got oil all over the bottom of my white fenders and my new PRM grabber :mad:
three_wheelin45
08-03-2010, 04:44 PM
Well I found the oil leak :( right were the chain guard goes, its leaking so any ideas on how to fix it with out buying a discountinued gasket???
harryredtrike
08-03-2010, 04:47 PM
counter shaft seal is nuked?
three_wheelin45
08-03-2010, 04:50 PM
no i just got that replaced also. Were the cover meets the case its leaking. I would get a pic up but my phone broke :( so later when my new phone comes in ill post pics ASAP. My dad said we need to pull the cover back off put some permetex were the gasket goes and put the gasket over the permetex>???
harryredtrike
08-03-2010, 05:02 PM
pull the cover off and make one out of roofing felt
three_wheelin45
08-03-2010, 05:10 PM
Yea my dad had a great idea...trace the gasket on a piece of cardboard or paper so its easy to remake one
three_wheelin45
08-03-2010, 05:11 PM
I also think we have some roof felt around here some where. Thanks for the tip :)
obijuan
08-03-2010, 05:36 PM
cereal box.
three_wheelin45
08-03-2010, 05:39 PM
cereal box.

ROFL ive had someone tell me to use that but ive never tried. the guy at my local shop said he can make me a gasket for free if i bring him the traceing I have. Out of real gasket material :lol:
three_wheelin45
08-03-2010, 05:40 PM
Im gona try to save the gasket in it simply because I put it on 2 days ago and have about 2-3 hours ride time on it
tri again
08-08-2010, 06:31 AM
save the NEW gasket?

I usually glue them )3m weatherstrip adhesive is liek contact cement...to the most removable part, like the cover, and then let blue rtv super thin and dry to the touch so it squeezes like a rubber band and can come back off if needed.

good glue to keep rubber seals from walking out too.

on some parts, a ball peen hammer will actually cut gasket paper tons faster than with sissors and hole punch