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Offline jamman718

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Re: 1977 750 SS OIL LEAK
« Reply #25 on: October 07, 2011, 06:34:36 AM »
Oops, sorry!  I had not even started replacing it yet; just was looking at the cable thinking the hole had to be THAT size!  Wow, I feel stupid....duh! :o

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Re: 1977 750 SS OIL LEAK
« Reply #26 on: October 07, 2011, 06:41:36 AM »
Oops, sorry!  I had not even started replacing it yet; just was looking at the cable thinking the hole had to be THAT size!  Wow, I feel stupid....duh! :o
No problem. Once you pull the cable you'll see the tang of the driveshaft that engages the inner cable.  It will become obvious.
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Re: 1977 750 SS OIL LEAK
« Reply #27 on: October 15, 2011, 07:24:28 AM »
Well, I got the seal changed.....what was in there looked nothing like the new one...new one is the correct one.  One thing I did not think about; does the flat side of the oil seal go in first or the concave?  Being as I did not have an example I put the flat side in first.  Hope that is correct.

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Re: 1977 750 SS OIL LEAK
« Reply #28 on: October 15, 2011, 08:00:49 AM »
Well, I got the seal changed.....what was in there looked nothing like the new one...new one is the correct one.  One thing I did not think about; does the flat side of the oil seal go in first or the concave?  Being as I did not have an example I put the flat side in first.  Hope that is correct.
It might work, lets hope. But the open side goes in first. Rule of thumb: the open side, the side with the spring visible, (not all seals have a spring, I think that one does) , the non-flat side, goes towards the oil.
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Re: 1977 750 SS OIL LEAK
« Reply #29 on: October 15, 2011, 11:03:15 AM »
well, so far no leak......we'll see....

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Re: 1977 750 SS OIL LEAK
« Reply #30 on: October 16, 2011, 07:12:23 AM »
keep your fingers crossed, it's in backwards.  That said, it may work fine... ;D
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