New bike, new to forum, bike that will not idle

the o-ring behind the spacer would be to keep oil from comming out. the way the seal is shaped, it keeps dirt from going in.

it's probably already marked, try tapping it in to break it free, then pull it off
oily steel shafts are really hard to set on fire but that bearing is too close for a bernz-o-matic type torch

 

lol, fire. Right.

The fact that I am not a "well-known member" does not mean I am inexperienced, or even less experienced than you. There is life outside of xjbikes....

A little heat would hurt nothing but the bond the rust has created. Hell, a heat gun would be more than adequate if open flames are scary.

 

Thanks for the info everyone. I'm just going to leave the spacer be for now. If it is leaking down the road, then I'll worry about getting the spacer off to replace the o-ring. If things get ugly, it looks like I can get a whole new (used) countershaft assembly for less than $25 on eBay and I'll rob a spacer from that if I mangle mine.

 

Hey guys, still leaking some oil. I think it may be the shifter seal. Should I be able to spin this seal the Allen wrench is pointing at super easily?

 

Also, is this an oil gallery bolt? Are these replaceable? I think it's leaking too

One last question. Here lately when trying to start, it takes multiple times of pressing the starter button. Pushing the button will do nothing, the starter doesn't try to go at all. The oil level light turns on when pressing it, so I don't think it's an issue with the ground from the button. I have to turn the key on and off multiple times sometimes before it will finally go. Flipping the kill switch doesn't seem to do anything. When the starter actually engages it fires right up. Any ideas on what to check?

 

Disregard that first question, after consulting the manual I learned that is just a washer. (Perhaps that's what is wrong with my generation, quicker to ask the internet than to read a book).

But I do think the seal behind that washer is leaking.