Hi Fellow Syncronauts!
I just wanted to let you all know that after a 40 m=
ile test drive and two
days the exterior seal I made with silicone on the first joint of the
tranny (nearest to the driveshaft) is doing very well!
It was easy to clean the suspect seal area with TSP and a=
brush (an old
toothbrush works great, and a wire brush can be helpful too), then a spray<=
BR>
bottle with water washes away the tsp and I can see immediately if its clea=
n
by the way the water reacts, (if it beads it is still oily). As soon =
as its
dry I apply two successive coats of silicone, the second about an hour
later. The exterior metal is clean enough for the silicone to make a =
good
seal, deep down in the gap it may still be oily but I guess the silicone
bridges enough over it enough to stop the flow.
Normally by this time there would already be severa=
l drops of oil, but
there is absolutely none! If this doesnt work and I have to take the =
nose
off and make an interior seal I'll just do that, (or live with this small
leak), but this was so much faster & easier!
I'll post to the group if it holds (or not) i=
n a
week or longer. So far I'm delighted!
Peter '87 syncro , '87 Honda CBR 600