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First Generation Ascots => Tech Section => Topic started by: goldenpony on September 22, 2016, 08:50:38 pm

Title: FT500 shifter shaft oil seal
Post by: goldenpony on September 22, 2016, 08:50:38 pm

Anybody changed the oil seal on the shifter shaft on an FT 500 Ascot?

Title: Re: FT500 shifter shaft oil seal
Post by: goldenpony on September 27, 2016, 04:13:00 pm

Really? Nobody has ever changed this seal?

Title: Re: FT500 shifter shaft oil seal
Post by: J6G1Z on September 27, 2016, 06:22:28 pm

I have not.

You might want to consult your service manual & see what information it has to offer.

Good luck
J.

Title: Re: FT500 shifter shaft oil seal
Post by: twerth on October 14, 2016, 03:22:54 pm

I recently did it on a VT. Piece of cake. Is yours giving you trouble?

Title: Re: FT500 shifter shaft oil seal
Post by: goldenpony on October 16, 2016, 11:23:11 am

Yes, mine is dripping oil

Title: Re: FT500 shifter shaft oil seal
Post by: motocollab on March 07, 2017, 02:43:27 pm

My oil deal shifter is leaking oil too. Do you know where to find one? Do you know what the measurements are?

Title: Re: FT500 shifter shaft oil seal
Post by: murdo on March 11, 2017, 02:16:14 am

To replace the seal I remove the lever bits and screw two small self threading/plaster board/wood screws into the seal and grip with two sets of pliers and gently pull the old seal out. Check the shaft is smooth and tap the new seal in with a pipe with a diameter slightly smaller than the seal outside diameter.