OK, now I'm gettin frustrated...

On my 82 1000J, I'me getting a noticable amount of oil on my left boot, all over the end of the shift lever etc. and I'm starting to pull my hair out, which is bad cuz I'm not gettin any younger.

I've replaced shift shaft, countershaft and clutch push rod seals, re-sealed the stator plug and its still leaking, but I'm not sure from where.

The base gaskets, head etc arent leaking, when I have the countershaft cover off, there's no oil coming from in there anywhere....

Have you checked the clutch push rod yet?
They tend to build up a small "ridge" of road grime/baked on oil right around the seal surface, and will allow a little oil to seep out each time you actuate the clutch. Which in small amounts is kind of hard to trace. Eventually it will damage the seal enough that it will be easily noticeable however.

I'd suggest removing that push rod and cheking it for the above mentioned "ridge" and/or for any pitting that might cause the problem.
Some folks simply pull the push rod, turn it over, and re-insert it to place that "ridge" inside the engine (where it doesn't actually contact anything inside) to remedy the seeping.

Post edited by: RetroRiceRocketRider, at: 2006/08/12 13:49

Oops sorry yes, I actually replaced it so its new as well.

Something just hit me, are you sure it's oil and not chain lube that's being flung from the chain?

If not that, then the only other things that I can think of that might be causing an oil leak in that area would be the output shaft or the transmission cover that the seals themselves fit into:
If the overall chain tension is to tight, or if there is an excessively tight spot somewhere in it, it can cause enough leverage on the output shaft to allow a little oil to seep out as well.
If the chain at one time broke and impacted the transmission cover, or if there are any loose bolts it could also cause leaking.
What you might want to try is applying a light coating of baby or talc powder to the suspect area(s).
Then just watch for any area(s) that appear wet for the locale of the oil leak(s).

COOL Thanks

I'll try that this weekend and see what I can come up with

The wires coming off your stator go through a rubber grommet in the bottom of the stator cover. While the J motor has a better grommet that the older style covers had, you might want to look there as that is a very likely point of leaking.

Yuppers, I've already resealed it.