Dynamo cover gromment leaking
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Re: Dynamo cover gromment leaking
18 Dec 2017 10:56Z1Driver wrote: The left side cover which covers the Dynamo on my 900 is leaking. The grommet the wires go through is known to leak at some point. The fix is a new grommet, cut and re-solder the wires back together after running them through the new grommet. Not my idea of a good time...simple enough but I really don't want to cut wires. So I was thinking of taking the dynamo cover off and hosing everything as in grommet and wires with brake clean. Then slather the entire grommet/inside wires with Honda Bond and put back together. Or should I just bite the bullet and replace the grommet? If you have not used Honda Bond before it is pretty runny compared to RTV. I know some of you Z1/KZ owners have dealt with this problem. Thanks, my left boot is well oiled. Tim
You can do it that way but the wires are covered with cloth. I had to clean with brakeclean and dry multiple times then soaked the area with form-a-gasket and let it soak into the wires. I also used silicone between the grommet and housing surface.
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Re: Dynamo cover gromment leaking
18 Dec 2017 13:06 - 18 Dec 2017 13:10
I cleaned the wires with dish soap and water pulling them back and forth getting "ALL" the oil off of the wires and grommet and let everything dry real good, maybe a day? then I worked (Ultra black RTV high temp sealant) into the wires and inside the grommet and let that sit for a day before reinstalling.
50,000 + miles and still holding.
50,000 + miles and still holding.
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