Feed stator wires through cover gasket?

[bwringer]

Right. You explained it well and I'll prove it (or be red faced) by showing the gasket and my cover.

I'm with you: My choices are I have to cut the gasket or disconnect the stator wires and run them through the small cavity. The grommet should keep oil out of the little cavity. To my unexperienced eyes I'd say it's probably what the grommet and cavity are for: to allow us to cut the gasket and slip the wires in there.

Exactly. Cut at the black line shown below, and you will be able to replace the gasket without disconnecting the wires.

[Clone]

There is no need to cut the gasket
you need to reuse the grommet, so you have to cut the plug off the stator wires to feed them through the grommet. So you also put the wires through the hole that seals around the cavity where the wires go to the starter space. you don't have to remove the starter either. The wires will feed through.

[bwringer]

There is no need to cut the gasket
you need to reuse the grommet, ...

Only if he's replacing the stator. Which he is not, if I understand the point behind all these machinations.

[littleroot]

Could you could remove the starter and slide them through individually ?

No, the stator wire(s) have to go through the small cavity hole in the gasket.

[littleroot]

Only if he's replacing the stator. Which he is not, if I understand the point behind all these machinations.

That is correct. Stator is good. I am trying not to remove it

[tlg1100]

When replacing mine I slit gasket where it goes over rubber gromet,then put gasket over stator cover,, left outer part of gasket intact

[littleroot]

When replacing mine I slit gasket where it goes over rubber gromet,then put gasket over stator cover,, left outer part of gasket intact

Hmmm. If you did that, wouldn't oil possibly get in the little cavity and allow oil into the starter bay? Seems safer to have the gasket over the grommet and stop oil from getting into the little cavity.

[mottyl]

I slit my gasket exactly where bwringer has pointed out in his picture. It has not caused any problems. Yet.

Chris

[81ZUKI75]

Double ditto

I slit my gasket exactly where bwringer has pointed out in his picture. It has not caused any problems. Yet.

Chris

I've done this on both of my 750's and no sign of a leak.If the grommet seals, that chamber SHOULD be dry.

[ramrod400]

darn it, time for a new gasket tlg1100

[tlg1100]

oh well,brwinger idea makes more since.just wasnt thinking.had my bike since 86 with very little problems.last time I had that apart there were no leaks,chamber was dry