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1Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty K100RS Final drive breather Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:45 am

GeoffP63

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Greetings,

A very strange thing happened today that I'm going to put down as a glitch in the Matrix, disturbance in the force etc etc.

I pulled the cover off the bike to find gear oil had leaked from the breather outlet on the top of the final drive.

It had dripped down the final drive over the speed sensor and onto the tyre and rim.

I did some research and found many others that experienced a similar issue but in most cases, no plausible explanation.

Most say it happened once after many years of riding and then never again.

In my case;

The bike has NOT been on the road for 12 months
FD has the correct amount of gear oil (as per manual)
Rear wheel has only been rotated by hand (rarely) 
It is undercover on centre stand
Outside temp has not been above 17C/62F for weeks

Weird..... Question

Anyone else heard or experience this?

Regards,

Geoff



Last edited by GeoffP63 on Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:28 pm; edited 1 time in total


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2Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty FD leak Fri Jul 03, 2020 10:51 am

caveman

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Are you sure it isn't leaking from the shock?

    

3Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Re: K100RS Final drive breather Fri Jul 03, 2020 11:28 am

GeoffP63

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100 % sure it's not the shock.
I found a number of posts from owners with the same story.


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4Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Final drive Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:57 am

daveyson

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Haven't had the problem, haven't looked.

Have you had a sticky beak?

Like spose it's got a valve closed by a spring, and the spring is crappy, or something like that.


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5Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Re: K100RS Final drive breather Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:47 pm

Laitch

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It's time to set up the night vision game cameras in the garage.

What is the correct amount of oil? Did it leak from the top of the vent's capped sleeve or from the o-ring around the base of the sleeve?

I hadn't heard about it but now I've read about it in several posts.  Your research seems to indicate it happens then never happens again so the thrill is over for you. I'm still in the queue though. cheers


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6Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Re: K100RS Final drive breather Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:14 am

GeoffP63

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Haha, yeah I have a security cam out there.
I went through the footage expecting to see a possum with it's mouth over the breather....

It was a nice distraction from my on going starting issues.

    

7Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Re: K100RS Final drive breather Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:29 am

Laitch

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GeoffP63 wrote:I went through the footage expecting to see a possum with it's mouth over the breather....
At least it wasn't a neighbor. Smile


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8Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty FD breather Thu Jul 16, 2020 1:22 am

daveyson

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Pulled the cap off today. No valve on mine, just a plastic cap. Should pull straight off, and snap back on with a click sound. Maybe clean it if dirty. It might be worn out and loose. It might be the wrong oil type, some oils foam for example.


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9Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Re: K100RS Final drive breather Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:43 pm

Two Wheels Better

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One day some years ago I walked into the garage to discover a clean dribble of gear oil down the final drive, onto the rim, tyre and floor. I'd refilled the oil a year earlier, always measuring out the required amount in a verified beaker, and done at least 5 or 6,000 kms in that time. For safety's sake I checked the level and found it down, but only a smidge. So I left it as it was - just below the base of threads of the filler plug and cleaned up the mess, checking the cap by removing and cleaning it off as well. It never burped out any oil again. It's the only time on any of my K's that this had happened. I reckon it was just reminding me that it was there, like some vaporous ghost in the machine.


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10Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Re: K100RS Final drive breather Fri Jul 17, 2020 6:01 am

Dai

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I hate you lot. Mine did it about three days ago - just enough to discolour the dirt on the drive box. It's catching, I tell you, catching. Some damn side-effect of KPox.


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11Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Re: K100RS Final drive breather Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:03 am

GeoffP63

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Dai wrote:I hate you lot. Mine did it about three days ago - just enough to discolour the dirt on the drive box. It's catching, I tell you, catching. Some damn side-effect of KPox.
I'm sorry a brought it up Dai....

That is so weird.


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12Back to top Go down   K100RS Final drive breather Empty Re: K100RS Final drive breather Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:39 am

92KK 84WW Olaf

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My 1984 K100 RT had leaked......from the gear box into the drive shaft and the rear splines...and leaked at the final drive. Splines and universal joint perfect as a result. Clutch and rear main seal replaced and did all the other seals at the same time.

10k miles later leaks again at the final drive seal so it got a bearing at the same time.


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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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