Fixed My Tach Drive Oil Leak

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12 Apr 2007 10:55 #129256 by ltdrider
Fixed My Tach Drive Oil Leak was created by ltdrider
I was beginning to think that it couldn't be fixed. I ended up buying a new tach drive unit from Jeff@Z1 ($40). Had him throw in a couple of tee shirts, too. He's got a sharp-looking grey one now.
Anyway, the new unit had two o-rings on the body. My stock unit only had one.
The new piece was REAL hard to install. I coated the o-rings with o-ring lube... the same goop I use for the seals on my swimming pool pump. I pushed and twisted the thing, and I had to put the bike in gear because I was pushing it backwards on the side stand. Finally, the second o-ring slipped in, and I screwed it down and reconnected the tach cable.
I put 140 miles on the bike last weekend, and not a drop of oil on the front of the engine. :)

'76 KZ900 LTD (Blaze)
'96 Voyager XII (Dark Star)
'79 KZ650 Cafe Project (Dirty Kurt)
Greensboro, NC

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12 Apr 2007 20:30 #129493 by RetroRiceRocketRider
Replied by RetroRiceRocketRider on topic Fixed My Tach Drive Oil Leak
I never knew blaze was "bleeding"! :ohmy:

I sure couldn't tell from looking at the engine last Saturday, or had you already cleaned all of it off?

Covina, So Calif!
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84 ZN700 LTD = SOLD
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