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mtstringer Ex Member	Oil leak at speedo cable at tranny 09/07/05 at 10:12:16 Does anyone know if there is some sort of "O" ring or gasket that goes between the speedo cable at the tranny. Seems that I might have a slight leak there. I have been to the dealer and they looked into the manual and found nothing. Anyone?? Thanks Mt
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Clark Guest	Re: Oil leak at speedo cable at tranny Reply #1 - 09/07/05 at 10:29:54 Yes, there is a small metal and rubber gasket that goes in the end of the speedo cable before it attaches to the tranny. If a person removes the gas tank for any reason (like carb mods), it can easily be lost. I have heard of great success in replacing it with a regular small o-ring from an auto parts store. Clark
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mtstringer Ex Member	Re: Oil leak at speedo cable at tranny Reply #2 - 09/07/05 at 10:35:41 Thanks Clark, that's what I have heard but I wonder why the Suzuki guy doesn't show it in the manual. Any ideas on size of gasket or "O" ring? Thanks Mt
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: Oil leak at speedo cable at tranny Reply #3 - 09/07/05 at 12:37:59 The oem seal can not be ordered seperate for some unknown reason - some of the rubber orings do not hold up to well - a leaking oem seal and the yellow teflon tape works quite well - it is much thicker than the white stuff and is rate for fuel contact.
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Reply #4 - 09/07/05 at 17:51:02

Yup, the shop that overhauled my engine lost the seal too. They told me that it wasn't in the manual and a whole bunch of other b.s., anyways I've been running the rubber o-rings ever since and it seems to be ok. Sorry I don't know the sizes, but I'm useing two different sizes. One fits around the little thing that spins and the other fits around the metal houseing around it (the place where the original gasket is suppose to be).

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babbalou Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 814 Lewisville, Texas Gender:	Re: Oil leak at speedo cable at tranny Reply #5 - 09/07/05 at 18:42:33 I got a small bag of rubber O rings at Home Depot in the faucet area in plumbing. It was an assortment of 3 or 4 different sizes & the one that fit was a little smaller than a dime in diameter. Works well, no leaks.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: Oil leak at speedo cable at tranny Reply #6 - 09/08/05 at 06:18:14 Just try for nitrile o-rings (or something else that is petroleum resistant).
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