Recent content by SlowNSteady

Thanks again haha! Ordered the blinker genie from customled.com and a relay from superbrightleds.com

Thanks for this. I ordered two sets. The rears are on and look great. :thumbup:

Ha! I'm familiar with that exact issue as I used to own an '07 SV1000S. I used to pull the cover and clean the push rod every oil change. Sounds like it might be a good idea to replace both seals while you're in there. Good luck :thumbup:

According to the previous owner, some debris got caught around the front sprocket/output shaft and abraded the seal, eventually causing the leak. You can see the first pics I posted of the original seal showing bare metal, whereas the new seal has an out rubber coating.

Thanks! This bike has been great so far. Completely satisfied with every aspect of the bike and am very appreciative of the forum as a resource.

Received the parts from the dealer and replaced the seal without any trouble. Removing the seal: I wasn't able to pull the collar so I wasn't able to use the seal puller tool. Instead I used a center punch, small drill bit, and screwed in a shallow screw and pulled the seal out...

Dealer said my order was received from the Yamaha warehouse without the oil seal... screwed for now. Dealer said expect the part to be available by Wednesday. I'll post updates when possible.

Wow thanks for all the input and your time with this - appreciate it. My skills are limited to repairs I've encountered when repairing crash damage from track bikes. I have basic wrenching and fabricating skills though am by no means a pro at any of this. Have any tips on how to pull the...

The dealer didn't have my order ready today... I'm hoping to get it tomorrow. I'll post progress pics by the end of the weekend. Thanks everyone

Thanks. I didn't find anything online about this seal leaking specific to the FZ6 either. I did however find this thread w/R6 owners: Oil seal leak : Yamaha R6 : R6 Forum

Thanks for the input. I cleaned the area and didn't find anything other than the oil leak at the shaft seal. That thread about the JB Weld case scared me for a bit. Thankfully this leak doesn't appear to be the same.

Hi, Your thread was one of the first things I reviewed as it seemed very similar. Definitely a different leak with my bike. Please see the pics:

I searched and didn't find any info specific to the issue I'm having. I just picked up an '07 FZ6 with 9.8k miles, mostly stock with the original chain and sprockets. I bought the bike with the disclosure of an oil leak from the seal behind the front sprocket. I ordered replacement parts from...