Buddy 125 Leaking Gear oil on the rear wheel
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Buddy 125 Leaking Gear oil on the rear wheel
So I rode on the freeway for about 5 min, at one point to an indicated 75 mph on a down sloped section. Realistically I was going like 65 but when I got home I noticed the rear wheel had gear oil on it.
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I drained the gear oil the next day and refilled with 90cc of 85-140
fresh oil. Rode for 20 min and it looked good, so I rode another hour and now it looks a little oily again, not as bad as the first time.
Im afraid it looks like Im going to be replacing some seals.
Anyone have any experience or insight dealing with this problem?
Im not too worried about fixing it, Im just a little bummed because Ive only had the scooter a month and She only has 3500 miles on her,
Shes a 2007 Buddy 125.
Ive searched and all that ive found is posts about overfilling, I measured my gear oil before refilling.
I guess gear oil could have been overfilled and I could have exceeded the designed speed and somehow blew out a seal
anything helps,
Thanks guys
See attached image.
I drained the gear oil the next day and refilled with 90cc of 85-140
fresh oil. Rode for 20 min and it looked good, so I rode another hour and now it looks a little oily again, not as bad as the first time.
Im afraid it looks like Im going to be replacing some seals.
Anyone have any experience or insight dealing with this problem?
Im not too worried about fixing it, Im just a little bummed because Ive only had the scooter a month and She only has 3500 miles on her,
Shes a 2007 Buddy 125.
Ive searched and all that ive found is posts about overfilling, I measured my gear oil before refilling.
I guess gear oil could have been overfilled and I could have exceeded the designed speed and somehow blew out a seal
anything helps,
Thanks guys
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Aw man, sorry to hear that. Hopefully, someone will post that fixing it is easy and/or cheap to get done!
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Similar issue happened on our Buddy 125 year 2008, we got it with about 4500 miles and when it was about 6k miles we realized gear oil had been leaking.
I believe it was slightly overfilled with gear oil and maybe one of the seals was blown.
easy fix. enjoy the newish scoot
I believe it was slightly overfilled with gear oil and maybe one of the seals was blown.
easy fix. enjoy the newish scoot
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Overfilled the gear oil, eh? Bummer. I wonder what could happen if it's under filled.
Which begs the query....How does one measure the gear oil level? By sight, I presume.
I recently did my first oil change and was careful not to overfill, so I put in a little under 90cc, but I suppose it's possible I under filled it.
Which begs the query....How does one measure the gear oil level? By sight, I presume.
I recently did my first oil change and was careful not to overfill, so I put in a little under 90cc, but I suppose it's possible I under filled it.
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I measure what I drain then fill with that amount. It's always 100cc for me, with no problems.BoulderBud wrote:Overfilled the gear oil, eh? Bummer. I wonder what could happen if it's under filled.
Which begs the query....How does one measure the gear oil level? By sight, I presume.
I recently did my first oil change and was careful not to overfill, so I put in a little under 90cc, but I suppose it's possible I under filled it.
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BoulderBud wrote:Overfilled the gear oil, eh? Bummer. I wonder what could happen if it's under filled.
Which begs the query....How does one measure the gear oil level? By sight, I presume.
I recently did my first oil change and was careful not to overfill, so I put in a little under 90cc, but I suppose it's possible I under filled it.
I dont think it was overfilled because I drained and refilled it to 90ml and it still leaks
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It sounds like you need to replace the output shaft seal. Parts cost about $6 to do this. You need the gearbox case gasket and the seal itself. It takes about an hour to do.low430 wrote:BoulderBud wrote:Overfilled the gear oil, eh? Bummer. I wonder what could happen if it's under filled.
Which begs the query....How does one measure the gear oil level? By sight, I presume.
I recently did my first oil change and was careful not to overfill, so I put in a little under 90cc, but I suppose it's possible I under filled it.
I dont think it was overfilled because I drained and refilled it to 90ml and it still leaks
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lovemysan wrote:It sounds like you need to replace the output shaft seal. Parts cost about $6 to do this. You need the gearbox case gasket and the seal itself. It takes about an hour to do.low430 wrote:BoulderBud wrote:Overfilled the gear oil, eh? Bummer. I wonder what could happen if it's under filled.
Which begs the query....How does one measure the gear oil level? By sight, I presume.
I recently did my first oil change and was careful not to overfill, so I put in a little under 90cc, but I suppose it's possible I under filled it.
I dont think it was overfilled because I drained and refilled it to 90ml and it still leaks
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Me too...
Guess I am in the club. Same thing going on. Will drain the oil to see how much may have been lost.
Bummed my ride with worrying about oil on the tire and dodging a trail of ditself a truck spewed on the road.
Now, the search for a "how to" replace the seal. Sounds like it will be a lot easier than replacing a blown rear main seal on an old airhead I had a few years ago.
Found it! Parts to be ordered tomorrow..
This forum is great!
Bummed my ride with worrying about oil on the tire and dodging a trail of ditself a truck spewed on the road.
Now, the search for a "how to" replace the seal. Sounds like it will be a lot easier than replacing a blown rear main seal on an old airhead I had a few years ago.
Found it! Parts to be ordered tomorrow..
This forum is great!
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I've had this issue on a Honda when I overfilled the gearbox.
It slow leaked for a while, until I opened the level hole and let it drain down to its natural level. No more issues.
Are you sure the seal broke and didn't just leak? "Blowing" a seal is simply pushing it out of its socket if pressed in from the outside. They can rapidly wear if there's too much gearbox internal pressure creating too much seal pressure against the shaft, wearing the seal out.
It slow leaked for a while, until I opened the level hole and let it drain down to its natural level. No more issues.
Are you sure the seal broke and didn't just leak? "Blowing" a seal is simply pushing it out of its socket if pressed in from the outside. They can rapidly wear if there's too much gearbox internal pressure creating too much seal pressure against the shaft, wearing the seal out.
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Re: Me too...
If you overfill and is leaks out, you may not have blown a seal. I overfilled on a chinascoot and the problem went away. My point being if you overfill and it gets on your tire, you don't necessarily have a blown seal.Driller wrote:Guess I am in the club. Same thing going on. Will drain the oil to see how much may have been lost.
Bummed my ride with worrying about oil on the tire and dodging a trail of ditself a truck spewed on the road.
Now, the search for a "how to" replace the seal. Sounds like it will be a lot easier than replacing a blown rear main seal on an old airhead I had a few years ago.
Found it! Parts to be ordered tomorrow..
This forum is great!
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Dodged a bullet...
Well. I drained the gearbox and measured nearly 90ml of oil. I estimate nearly 20ml was lost while riding. The bike did not leak any more after parking it last night.
After refilling the box with the correct amount of oil and a ride there was NO LEAK!
Hopefully, the leak was due to an overfill and not a failed seal.
Guess time will tell.
After refilling the box with the correct amount of oil and a ride there was NO LEAK!
Hopefully, the leak was due to an overfill and not a failed seal.
Guess time will tell.
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