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If my "mate" has the front sprocket nut come loose on his SV, resulting in an epic oil leak, what would he have to do to fix it? Will simply torquing the sprocket bolt back up fix it, or is this one of those deals where one it's started leaking, it won't stop unless you replace the seal?

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think you've had it mate, the seal will now be distorted so need replacing, but give it a try by all means..... sorry I ment your mate ;)

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+1 think you may need 2 do the seal :( tho as said give tightning up a go 1st it may work it may not.


;)

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Yeah, thought that'd be the case :rolleyes: So... Never had to do one of these before, and the spare engine I stripped was all fubared in this area. Am I right in saying that the spacer behind the sprocket should slip out, and under that is the seal? And that it's externally accessed, ie that this isn't a case splitting job?

PS, say yes or you'll see a grown man cry. Or rather, his mate :lol:

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Can't remember off hand, I'll take a look at the manual tomorrow* see if it jogs the memory Mate.

*on upstairs PC, and I'm not doing all those stairs now.

Cheers Mark.

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I was just looking through the service manual, it does look like it's an external job but it's not all that clear. I'm not the best once it gets inside the cases so if you don't mind taking a look that'd be brilliant. Cheers mate!

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No problem mate I'm at that PC in the morning, I did do one of these, but it was 5-6 years ago, and to e honest I've done the same on other bikes so could well get it mixed up, so best I check.

Cheers Mark.

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I had the front sprocket come loose and leak about a litre of oil along the A3 in a rather nice cloud of smoke. I cleaned up all the loose oil, replaced the lead washer, tightened the sprocket up to the correct torque and she has been fine since. About 5k miles fine I think...

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Haynes manual says external job once the odd-shaped retainer plate is removed.
Best of luck!

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On a related note, I spoke to my local suzuki dealer about whether or not these washers should be replaced when you put a new front sprocket on and they reckoned that so long as you torqued the bolts up correctly and didn't crush them, they would last for several sprocket changes.