Oil leak??

**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

**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

Originally Posted by obijuan

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

**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

will actually cut gasket paper tons faster than with sissors and hole punch

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