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Shift Shaft Oil Seal - Really Tight & Causing Stiction

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diesel:
Update - The issue with the shifter seal never really resolved itself, so I removed the shift shaft and checked to see if it was bent.  It was perfectly straight.  I tried using a spare shift shaft from another KX60 engine and it had the same issue...overly tight at the shifter seal.  The fix was to polish the shift shaft.  I checked the fit every few thousandths of an inch, and when I had removed enough material, the shift shaft slide right into position.  No more binding.  I still say this seal had to be made on a Monday, but the fix was fairly easy.  The worst part was pulling the engine because the clutch-side footpeg prevents removing the shift shaft with the engine mounted in the frame.

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