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Offline kiwikx500

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Re: Crank-seals
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2012, 09:24:13 AM »
Quote from: Goat on April 04, 2012, 03:51:22 AM
I completely rebuild the entire engine 3 years ago now and still has just as much compression as when I first put it together. I just pulled the flywheel a couple weeks ago to check the crank seal and it's still good. Runs smooth and no odd noises at all. I store mine inside the garage that gets heated almost every day as I'm always working on something.
If there is no snow on the ground I actually ride it in the winter as much as possible.

Sounds good man - how do ya pull the flywheel to check the crank-seals, got to split the cases to replace the crank-seals.
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Re: Crank-seals
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2012, 02:14:02 PM »
You can see the sealing lip on the crank with the flywheel out of the way. I just make sure they aren't dry and or cracking. I also randomly (usually twice a year) pull the flywheel and clean any dust or rust off the coils. It's pretty humid here (Bay City, MI) and everything rusts quickly.
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Re: Crank-seals
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2012, 02:20:50 PM »
leak down.......   visual wont tell ya anything till its WAY too late
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