Another Weep Hole question

Gave my bike (FE450e) a good wash then went for a ride into town to get a sandwich. On return and parking up i noticed a small leak from the weep hole in front of the water pump. Done a search and read some posts on this subject.
It does not look like engine oil (Motul 330v) as this is a light green a bit like the colour of grass and pretty much stays that colour till i change it. It does look a bit like light oil, could this be the antifreeze from the coolant with most of the water evaporated off?
If so to replace the water pump seal do i just need to remove the water pump housing?
If it is just the antifreeze with the water evaporating off could there be a problem with the design of the water pump seal and the compatability of the coolant that Husaberg use?

Bill

you have coolant leaking

you need to replace the water pump seal , you need to remove the clutch cover.


is your bike new ?

it would be a good idea to replace the bearing and seal located behind the water pump seal. in the clutch cover .

when you remove the clutch cover you will notice a small o'ring,on the shaft, replace this also. this o'ring needs plenty of grease.

when you reassemble , take extra care not to damage the
water pump seal . use electrical tape to cover the edge of the shaft .

i hope this is of some assistance to you sir

I hope this pic helps.

whosahberg
Had my bike from new, now got 50 hours on it.
Thanks for the advice, will do the fix as you suggest. Might as well check out the clutch while i have it apart.

kelsow
Great photo, much better than than the manuals.

Going to run the bike with the leak next weekend as it is not a huge amount and there is no water in the oil.
I will order up the parts needed and do the fix when i get them as i live 100miles from nearest dealer.

Bill

Mucky,

Kelsow has dialed you in correctly. The parts to fix this are pretty cheap and Dan over at Motoxotica should have them in stock, give him a call and they will be on your door step in 3-4 days. You will also need to order the side cover gasket and water pump gasket for the job. My suggestion would be to disassemble the bike as soon as possible while looking over the parts you take off, examining for any wear and such. Make a list and replace if needed. If you don't already have some, get a tube of the threebond 1211 sealant for reassembly as people seem to have the best luck with it on the side cover. When you are ready to put the new seal into the case, take your time and do it carefully or you can damage it, I know, I damaged mine just a few months ago. While the bike is apart you might want to do some preventative maintenance on some of the other parts you have access to. Some of the things I looked at were: The oil pump and reed valve(disassemble, clean, and reassemble) the clutch packs ( disassemble, clean, soak in a good oil bath, and rotate disks from outside into center and vise-versa) Inspect bearings and gears for chips, wear, breaks, etc..., Check the gear selector fork for burrs and/or wear (file or grind down any rough edges), inspect the kickstart shaft and auto decomp for wear.
This can be a good time for you just to do a "once-over" on the engine while it is exposed and get to know your Husaberg. Every time I get a chance to do something like this it gets me more acquainted with the internal workings and of the engine and might even keep you from having to do something later if you catch it now :wink:
Hope all the suggestions have helped and post up any questions if the need arrises. Take care!

ps. I have a few photos of my side cover off in my gallery that might give you some references if you chose to work on you kickstart shaft.

Regards,

sandskipper

Thanks for the good advice, some good pointers to check out.
Looking at Kelsow`s and your photos has got me thinking i will build up a digital photo record of work done on my bike. Also a good idea to have sequence of snaps to remind me of how it goes back together.
I was planning to check over the clutch so i will take your advice and check all components while the cover is off.
When i get round to doing the work i will report back hopefully with some images.
Looking forward to having a peek inside my engine.

Bill

Bill,

When I pulled my cover to replace the kickstart shaft I did some poking around and fiddling with the clutch. When I went to reassemble, the slave cylinder for the hydraulic clutch had pushed itself in due to no resistance being on the clutch engagement rod. This required bleeding of the hydraulic clutch fluid. Im just making you aware of this so if you start to have problems after reassembly you know what the probable reason is. It would be a good idea to pick up some clutch fluid, I used baby oil (mineral oil) and it worked fine but that decision is up to you on which to use.
The idea of keeping a journal with notes and pics comes in handy for reference and also helping others out when the time arrises. Keep us updated with you progress and if you have any questions just ask, the fine folk here on the UHE are a helpful bunch. :wink:

Regards,

i have found in my removal of the clutch cover that on assembly it is a good idea to apply grease to the seals located within the cover.

apply grease to the shaft's as well, kickstart ,gear selector , etc .

grease the id of the bearing the contacts the o'ring , as shown on kelsows photo . the application of grease to the o' ring and bearing is the best way to succeed against the dreaded weep hole leak [ oil related ] IMHO .

another trick is to make sure you fit the cover on evenly , NO thrashing of the said cover [-X

Update on my water leak.

Done the work you guys suggested.
As i was about to putt the water pump impellor on i thought hey why did i need to take the side cover of when i could have just popped the seal out from the outside as Simon suggested in another thread. :?

Sometimes to much info works against you.

Anyway had a good look inside and all was ok
When the engine was eventually back together, guess what? still had a leak
Everything ok after a 100mile ride, maybe the seal needed to bed in or swell up or something.

The down side of my 100mile ride is that i need to spend more money to fix a rider error. Flipped the bike trying to jump a ditch and ripped of my rear fender and light
We all had tears in our eyes. Mine from the pounding my wallet was going to get. My so called riding buddies were tears of laughter.

Bill

muckybill said:

Flipped the bike trying to jump a ditch and ripped of my rear fender and light
We all had tears in our eyes. Mine from the pounding my wallet was going to get. My so called riding buddies were tears of laughter.

Bill

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Yes, it does hurt, had to replace my rear fender extension a while back from a "flipover".