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78 GS1000E, oil sightglass in clutch cover replacement

I think I'll just press the old one out of the 750's cover.
Can't break two in one day, can I?
 
Yes.....LOL. maybe a little heat to make it fight less? Maybe stick it in a big pot of boiling water as to not damage the actual lens in any way.
 
I used a heat gun but it didn't get loose enough to push by hand. Burnt my thumb too, gloves weren't thick enough. I'll get the press set up, move a bike or two out of the way,
proper sized sockets and such ready, heat it again and she'll slide right out. Or break. Hey the powder coat oven is still kinda warm, I'll just throw it in there a few minutes.
 
The one I broke was definitely glass. The one I haven't broken yet, pressed hard enough I was afraid of bending the cover, it didn't budge.
 
Put a new one in today, the Suzuki part. Very hard to push in, had to use the press and push pretty hard too. There must be a secret to doing this that I don't know.
 
tkent02 said:
Put a new one in today, the Suzuki part. Very hard to push in, had to use the press and push pretty hard too. There must be a secret to doing this that I don't know.
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I put a little oil on mine. Pushed right in with my fingers.
 
Put the part in the freezer. When you're ready to install it, hit the case cover with a blow drier to warm it up a bit. The sight glass should press in relatively easily. Once the temps equalize it should stay put.
 
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