• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

dreaded shift shaft seal R&R question

  • Thread starter Thread starter 82GS650G
  • Start date Start date
8

82GS650G

Guest
I'm replacing the shift shaft seal (first time on any bike) and want to ask before making a major mistake -

The yellow arrow in the picture points to metal backing that looks like it is the support for the outer seal and should stay in place (but the space between the inner metal surface and the outer engine casing looks too narrow for the 'outer' seal surface to fit. I'm hoping it's not some past hack attack that turns the routine into a horror -

View attachment 18833

I've read the threads on the forum and watched a couple of youtube videos but wanted to double check - is this the support for the seal or is it part of the factory seal that is 'different' from the replacement seal and is removed as part of the replacement.

I'm guessing it stays which means I have to continue the slow picking and removal process I've been doing for the last couple of evenings as the 'outer' seal didn't come out with the rest of the gasket, and I still have to hook the rest of the shaft seal.
 
I dont know about your 650 but mine has a washer and clip on the outside. The replacement seal doesnt have any metal in it besides the spring. I think it would be much easier and faster in the long run to pull your shift shaft out from the other side. I tried to replace mine without pulling the shaft and buggered up the sealing surface, now I have to pull the shaft to fix it.
 
Greetings and Salutations!!

Greetings and Salutations!!

Hi Mr. 82GS650G,

I've collected a couple of tips regarding the shifter seal: Shifter Seal Replacement.

And now here some S.W.A.G. :)

If you are here you probably have a 30 year old motorcycle that needs about 20 years worth of maintenance. You'll find all kinds of helpful tips, procedures, manuals, diagrams, "how-to" guides, etc, in the links below. Let's get started.

Let me dump a TON of information on you and share some GS lovin'. :D

I just stopped by to welcome you to the forum in my own, special way.
big_hi.gif


If there's anything you'd like to know about the Suzuki GS model bikes, and most others actually, you've come to the right place. There's a lot of knowledge and experience here in the community. Come on in and let me say "HOoooowwwDY!"....
hat1.gif


Here is your very own magical, mystical, mythical, mind-expanding "mega-welcome". Please take notice of the "Top 10 Common Issues", "Top 15 Tips For GS Happiness", the Carb Cleanup Series, and the Stator Papers. All of these tasks must be addressed in order to have a safe, reliable machine. This is what NOT to do: Top 10 Newbie Mistakes. Now let me roll out the welcome mat for you...

carpet.jpg


Please Click Here For Your Mega-Welcome, chock full of tips, suggestions, links to vendors, and other information. Then feel free to visit my little BikeCliff website where I've been collecting the wisdom of this generous community. Don't forget, we like pictures! Not you, your bike! :D

Thanks for joining us. Keep us informed.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Yellow arrow is part of the seal.. GET an OEM seal and you will see! The outer part of the seal is rubber coated to seal in the engine case. If you have a washer big enough to slide over the shaft and a piece of PVC pipe you can drive the seal home with just a few whacks
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top