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RAL88 · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:27 am Post subject: Main seal removal

Does anyone have some pointers for the removal of the main engine drive shaft seal? I am at that point in my spline lube and am intereseted in what techniques others have used.

Thanks,

Rich
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Milton · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:58 pm Post subject:

I wasted a wide bladed and long shanked screwdriver putting a bend in it so that it was about 2'' long from shank to blade. This way I could put a small block of wood across the race and have something to lever against instead of the output shaft. Worked pretty well.
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bmwmick · Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: Re: Main seal removal

RAL88 · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:39 am Post subject:

I am looking at the seal they gave me as the replacement and I understand that they will change things over the years but the area that makes the seal is very different. The old one has a lot more surface are than the new one. For those of you that have changed them does the new one look correct?

Thanks,

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"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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bmwmick · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:13 pm Post subject:

That looks identical to my new one.

Mick
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RAL88 · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:32 pm Post subject:

Thanks Mick,

I didn't want to pull the old one until I was sure I had the right replacement.

Rich
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"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'96' K1100LT-SE
'97' R850GS-R

bmwmick · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

RAL88 · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject:

The one sitting on the piece of wood is the new one. Is this the one that looks like yours? I thought it was rusted too but it wasn't rust. It looks like something that may have been used in molding the rubber onto the metal.

Thanks for the help.

Rich
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Rich

"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'96' K1100LT-SE
'97' R850GS-R

bmwmick · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject:

RAL88 · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:58 pm Post subject:

After calling around a couple of different BMW dealerships they all told me that the metal one(the one you have in you block and the one that was in mine) is the old type and the one that I just got(the one on the wood) is the replacement for the old style. I put it in yesterday and it fit fine.

Rich
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"If it ain't broke, take it apart and make it work better"
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'96' K1100LT-SE
'97' R850GS-R

bmwmick · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject:

Rich,
Thanks for the feedback. I did mine 2 years ago so they must have changed the style since then.

Mick
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'93 K1100LT, '96 R1100RT, '84 R100RS, 2010 Kawasaki C-14
Tucson, AZ