Suzuki DRZ400E countershaft seal replacement
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
- Hey everyone, following my leaking seal issues from the Simpson Desert trip I thought id put together a DIY countershaft seal replacement vid showing other DRZ400E owners how to do it on their own bike and touch on why mine was leaking in the first place. My bike is a 2010 model for reference, Cheers.
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Good DIY vid , can’t go wrong with a shifter mate , main bit of kit 👍
Absolutely Wayne I always carry one in the bike tool kit just in case. Thanks for watching mate👍
Nice one mate - I really like these types of videos as this job is easily done and save plenty of $ in labor costs. Cheers bud
Thanks David, Glad it helped mate cheers👍
Great video. I use a socket to push seals in that way theres no twisting bending just slides in evenly.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks mate👍
So true,Genuine parts seem expensive.
Untill you have to the job twice. I think people will this vid helpful. Nice one.
100% mate, hopefully it helps someone. Thanks for watching Ben👍
Nice one curtis hope you get a good run out of this seal👍
Yeah mate finger crossed haha🤞
Good vid. Yer Suzuki and the JIS screws many would attempt with standard screwdriver lol . Good tip with changing the bolts to allen key. Also good to see you up the safety with wearing a pair of steal cap thongs for the video.
😂😂😂 yeah I’d hate to drop an Allen key on my toe😉thanks mate
@@anotherguyonabike4726 lol
Good job its always good to solve a persistent problem, maybe look into acquiring a good quality torque wrench to your kit.
Yeah thanks Steven, iv got one just habit grabbing the shifter😅
Way easier than on my old XL500R, the seal is installed from inside the crankcase, which had to be split once i removed the engine from the frame and stripped it down to the last nut and bolt. This was after i had pulled it to pieces a few months earlier to replace the counterbalance chain...
Damn what massive process, sounds a bit frustrating haha. Thanks for watching Richard👍
Great im restoring my 82 xl500r hope the seal is ok.
Definitely need to tension wrench that but
Knock on wood I’ve never had a leaky seal
Even after 76000kms
Did have that little o ring leak
Oil was weeping on the shaft it’s self
Wow bloody good mileage mate👌
Get it fixed now and back out for a adventure next week. Just hit a cold streak here down south, maybe head straight back out for the Simpson?
Ah I wish I could it’ll have to be next year unfortunately. Luckily there’s plenty of other places on the list to go👌
yeah just watched that video....I usually buy my bearings and seals for anything at a bearing dealer only....top quality...in fact the OEM number on the bearing is the same number on the other bearing.....never used and never will trust a bearing from a place that sells all kinds of bike stuff...never know where it comes from. FAG or Boston Gears are the big names around here. Great video....when are you heading for the Simpaon trip?
Yeah mate solid advice I’ll be doing the same from now on as well. We are planning to get back out there in a couple of months the Simo is shut during summer as temps get up to 50 degrees Celsius so they seem it too dangerous for tourists throughout that period. Not long though.
Only a casual mention of the nut holding the sprocket coming undone, this is a BIG problem in my experience.
Thread lock a must, blue Loctite doesn’t do it; it has to be the red.
Yeah absolutely mate I used red on mine, blue just isn’t strong enough👍
Because I’m a child, all I heard was “ a little bit of lubricant and it’ll slide straight in “ 😊😊
I bet your working on your countershaft as well😅😂
how much should the slack be in chain ? please respond .
Between 25-35mm for memory
forums say to loctite the sprocket to the splines on countershaft?
Yeah mate go for it can’t imagine would hurt but tbh if you have installed the locking washer, put thread lock on the nut and fastened it tightly I don’t think it would really matter. Just my 2 cents👍
@@anotherguyonabike4726yeah but like nowhere says to loctite the nut. the locking washer should take care of that. the loctite fix is for the sprocket wearing down the splines, has nothing to do with the nut coming loose. sorry so many video tutorials forget to mention info or give wrong info, better to read online.
so i read some more and the "loctite fix" does not apply to the countershaft nut, but it's recommended to loctite all fasteners anyway. the locking washer on mine was shredded so would've been good insurance
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