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1Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Thu Mar 21, 2019 2:42 pm

brickrider2

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I'm back to dealing with the #!*%+* coolant/oil pump.  I followed the instructions for installing the rebuild kit to the letter - as far as I know - yet there is evidence of a coolant leak. I'm at a loss to understand where the mistake was made, but I'll give it another try.  I can apparently buy only the ceramic seal from the popular English parts supplier.  Since the other installed bits and bobs in the rebuild kit are virtually new, just replacing the ceramic seal should be sufficient, correct?
The weeping from the pump is slight, so I'll just pack a little coolant in the pannier during my Southwest tour next month. Upon my return I'll pull the pump apart again gurrrrrr  K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump 61740


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2Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Thu Mar 21, 2019 7:38 pm

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Further road testing has me worried about riding the bike on my tour next month in its present state.  I'll try to replace the leaking ceramic seal before April.  Mulling over what the problem with the last rebuild could be, I recall noticing that the then-new seal had only a slight amount of that blue goop around the edge.  It could be the reason it is now leaking.  I have some LocTite 515 anaerobic sealant that could be added to the blue goop that typically is on the seal.  Assuming I use a small amount that wouldn't gum up the works, is this a reasonable thing to do?  Can any downsides be lurking here that are not obvious to me? 
Thanks for your thoughts.


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3Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Thu Mar 21, 2019 8:38 pm

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brickrider2 wrote:Assuming I use a small amount that wouldn't gum up the works, is this a reasonable thing to do?  Can any downsides be lurking here that are not obvious to me? 
The downside is that you intend on proceeding with a second installation modifying it using assumption rather than using fact. You don't know why your seal failed. You might have deformed it slightly during installation. There might be a non-blue goop-related reason for the failure. What parts did you replace? Where did you obtain them? Which instructions, procedure or method did you use for installation?


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4Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:40 pm

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Brickrider I feel your pain.  It took me three tries to get the seal installed properly last year.  Seals 2&3 were purchased from a dealer here in Canada and were stupid expensive.  If adding the Loctite involves moving the seal then I'm not sure what kind of success you might have.  This seal is way too fragile for my liking.


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5Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Fri Mar 22, 2019 12:40 am

brickrider2

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"...you intend on proceeding with a second installation modifying it using assumption rather than using fact."


Well, I have no choice.  I must install another, mustn't I? It's impossible to pull that damned seal without destroying it, so there's no way I can see of determining what the "fact" behind the leak is. 
I installed a rebuild kit sourced from MotoBins.  I replaced all seals, replaced the spacer too.  I set the seals in place with a proper sized long reach socket; I don't see how either one could be set in there cocked one way or the other.  I lubed the smooth shaft prior to drawing it through the two seals.  There was no evidence that the walls of the pump body were scratched or scored.  Yet it leaks.  
So yes, I will proceed with a second installation.  The seal I'll use this time will come from BMW NA, if that makes any difference.  I'll decide on the LocTite 515 when I see the condition of the next seal. 
If worse comes to worse, I'll take the old Airhead next month, but I will have my Spring tour.   Very Happy


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6Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:00 am

Rick G

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You should never use a hammer to tap the coolant seal it is ceramic and much more delicate than grandmar's fine china and you wouldn't tap that with a hammer. Not saying you did but be careful and press it in in the jaws of a vise.


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And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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7Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:08 pm

brickrider2

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With a socket of the proper size, one could theoretically seat the ceramic seal with a mallet.  If the point of contact is the turned-out metal lip of the seal, little or no stress should impact the delicate bit.  With an abundance of caution, however, I did use a large c-clamp to press in this problematic seal.  Now I'm wondering why that design is even used in this application. Why not just go to the local bearing house and buy a more conventional seal, like the one found on the oil side of the pump?  Has no one ever done that?

As luck would have it, I'm now thinking of my third approach at rebuilding this pump. Surely there is a better way!

During rebuild attempt #2 the oil-side seal popped out of position as I drew the shaft through it.  In order to seat that anew, I'll have to remove the ceramic seal, which of course will destroy it.  

Is this karma?  Did I do something horrific in a past life?

If I recall correctly, a new pump is heart-stoppingly expensive, so I'm open to other options at this point in my adventure. 

Adventure Rider, indeed!


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8Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:16 pm

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How bad is the leak? Reason I ask is when I had the K100RT new seal in my very knowledgeable ex BMW friend told me to keep an eye on it as it had a slight coolant drip. It cleared up and has done many many miles since.


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1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles. 
1996 K1100LT 0233004 Lohengrin Mystic Red 38,000 miles currently 51,800 miles.
1983 K100RS 0004449 Odette R100 colours 58,000 miles. Sprint fairing now 63,390 miles

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9Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:40 pm

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brickrider2 wrote:Well, I have no choice.  I must install another, mustn't I? It's impossible to pull that damned seal without destroying it, so there's no way I can see of determining what the "fact" behind the leak is. Very Happy
There's always choice. Somebody else could install it for you. Smile

It's obviously a delicate operation whether we like it or not. This site's instructions for installation are certainly comprehensive. Many of us fail at first attempt. It's death struggle of love.


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10Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:05 pm

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Currently I'm running 3-to-2, with good installs just about in the lead. For now. Very Happy


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11Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Tue Mar 26, 2019 7:53 pm

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...death struggle of love.

Pretty much sums it up I think.  After failing to succeed the second time I contacted a non-dealer vintage BMW guy.  I asked him what it would cost to install the seal if I removed the pump, prepped it and then dropped it off to him with the new seal.  First he informed me that I hadn't used his correct email.  Then he said that he would drain and flush the system and do a bunch of other things as well.  I figured if he was incapable of reading an email which contained the specifics of what I needed then there was no way I would trust him to work on the pump.  

The up shot of all this is that the ceramic seal has been the only thing that I have encountered so far (not saying there aren't more surprises in store) that has been this problematic.  Everything else that I have done to the K has been a fantastic learning experience and the end result has been a bike that hasn't gone to pieces at speed with me on it.  If nothing else then the whole excercise is great for developing perseverance.


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12Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Coolant leak Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:29 pm

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As Olaf asks how bad is the leak? 

Could it be leaking somewhere else as well? Have you ridden it much lately? My brick hasn't shown one drop of coolant leaking,  but since I stopped riding it two months ago,  I now see just a drop at the weep hole. I will keep an eye on it when I ride again in a month,  and hope it goes away. But if the leak remains, and is say one drop a day, I'll probably just ignore it.

Sometimes it helps to have a container under it,  to see how bad it is.


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13Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Tue Mar 26, 2019 8:57 pm

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I had a disaster with a seal a while ago and the pump is still siting in the tray I haven't pulled it apart to find where I went wrong.
When you pull the shaft through the ceramic seal a very cautious approach is needed so as not to pull it too far which puts too much pressure on the ceramic surfaces. The last bit of the pull should be done with the spacer and impeller in place that way it cant be drawn too far through.


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Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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14Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Tue Mar 26, 2019 11:39 pm

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+1 on what Rick says.  

I have done a few now and have print outs of a couple of different methods but somehow I always bugger up the ceramic seal on the first attempt.  As a result I always have TWO ceramic seals on hand when fixing a leak.  

You need to be scrupulously clean on mating surfaces and if in doubt, do it again.


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15Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Coolant/oil pump seals Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:43 am

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"How bad is the leak?"  
That is a question I should have taken up before I started down this road.  The leak was very slight.  With 20/20 hindsight, I can say emphatically that it should have been observed rather than "fixed". 
The pump is on the workbench.  I have one more ceramic seal on hand.  If I screw this up for a third time I'll be out of time and parts.  The old reliable airhead will take me on the Spring Tour. 
Here is my modified game plan.  I will be very careful in cleaning the pump interior; I will pay extra close attention to the condition of the wall where the oil seal seats; I will put some lube on the lip of that seal, and in the bore of the ceramic seal, as well.  I will use a c-clamp to set the latter seal in place (certainly not a mallet!) I will be certain to draw the last small bit travel of the shaft through the seals with the spacer and impeller in place.  
What have I left out here? Burning incense? Chants and prayers? Feng Shui?


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16Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Wed Mar 27, 2019 2:13 am

Rick G

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brickrider2 wrote:What have I left out here? Burning incense? Chants and prayers? Feng Shui?
The chicken dance you forgot the chicken dance.
K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Do_the10


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"Man sacrifices his health in order to make money.
Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health.
And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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17Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:10 am

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And don't forget to use the Force...


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18Back to top Go down   K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Empty Re: K1100LT Coolant/oil Pump Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:33 am

Point-Seven-five

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Woodie wrote:And don't forget to use the Force...
...but not too much of it.


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1994 K75RT "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS"
1988 K100RS SE "Special Ed"
1994 K75S "Cheetos"
1992 K100RS "Moby Brick" R.I.P.
1982 Honda FT500
1979 Honda XR185
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