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Leaking Oil Seal - Behind Sprocket

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2000desertkx500:
I doubled up on a Kawasaki o ring and had no probs since.

JAD777:
Thanks everyone...  I took another look at it and with the c-clip installed, the sprocket seems a little loose.  If I'm reading the diagram correctly, the sprocket sits against the collar and the collar sits against the o-ring (Correct?).  This would suggest that the o-ring is gone/bad...

Like Hughes suggested, I will likely replace both - Do it right, do it once!!!.

Another question from the newbie - Can/should I remove the collar before the oil seal, or oil seal first?

P.S.  Although I have the owners manual, I found this site that shows the detailed parts diagram - Helps me see the problem (In case you haven't seen it yet).

http://www.buykawasaki.com/Default.asp?strContentURL=Site/VIVehicleInformation/VIChooseVehicle.asp?intCatalogID=2&intParts=1

gwcrim:
So where on that parts diagram is this little O ring?

hoopty:

--- Quote from: gwcrim ---So where on that parts diagram is this little O ring?
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It's not on that diagram. If you pull the countershaft sprocket off, there is the metal collar on the shaft and the seal on the collar. Pull out the collar and you can fish out the little o-ring. It sits on the shaft and is used as a seal between the collar and the housing behind the collar.

hughes:
Look in the transmission diagram. Order of parts. Sproket,Collar, 0-ring,Oil seal. If oil is leaking at the counter sproket that means your oil seal is leaking. The oil seal is the first line of defence. Behind the oil seal is your counter shaft bearing.

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