Date:         Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:06:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Oily Oily Clutch. FW O Ring Failure? and: Problem Solved? (
              clutch disk hanging up )
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hi all

I'm replacing the clutch, engine oil seal, tranny input shaft seal on
my '88 Westy.
When removing the flywheel bolts, oil poured out each bolt hole.
There's oil or grease "spray" marks (pilot bearing area had excess grease)
from clutch disk splines. OD of engine oil seal was dry. (I assumed it
was at fault).
I'll attempt to check crank end play. (first time doing this)
The largest end play washer was against the crank face.

Did a failed O ring at flywheel allow oil to leak on to clutch?

Images of flywheel, clutch here:

https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/BlueBusClutchOilSealMarch292016

Does it look like the flywheel needs resurfacing? That surface is 2 mm above
the unfinished surface. There wasn't a lot of clutch shudder.

Prior symptoms:

A consistently sticking clutch disk at start up. As I drove the bus
more miles, it would
be hard to get into 1st quickly and it got tougher to change gears.
I'd thought the clutch disk was hanging on the input shaft, managed to
lube it but this didn't improve things.

Neil.

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Neil n

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