Drain oil to remove sprocket cover ?

Thanks Gert,
I was thinking perhaps try & lay it over slightly. I’ve only just changed the oil etc as well without realising it would need draining to remove sprocket cover ! Typical 😊
 
Hi Mike,
as Gert said, if you lean the bike to the left side, some oil will come out, but not more than max. half a litre. Most of the oil is unter the crank and some under the gearbox. just the oil which is in the cover will come out. So in my opinion it is not necessary to drain the oil completely, just fill aigain what came out.
Andre
 
I put a 20mm piece of timber under one centre stand leg; it's easy to push the bike over a bit and slide the block to where it's needed. I also add a safety rope, nice and snug incase you bump the bike. Just catch the oil lose in an ice cream container and rags.
 
Mike_P said:
Many thanks all !
Any recommendations for oil seals and gaskets on this area I should get in advance…just incase ?
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I'd suggest having a set of Phil Todd's inner and outer gearbox cover gaskets on hand.
It's a good idea to clean and regrease the clutch mechanism while you're in there.
 
Mike_P said:
Hopefully not a daft question. Do I have to drain the oil just to remove the front sprocket cover on a Jota 180 ?
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I fixed a lose shifter adjuster-screw on a highway parking lot with the help of a guy that was just having a rest there. I asked him to stand on the left side of the bike, lean the bike in a roughly 60° angle and hold it there on his knee.

Took no more than 5 minutes to fix. He started to sweat a bit after 3, but held the bike in place thankfully. I tightened the excenter, tightened the counter-nut, put the cover back on and fastened the screws - done. Exactly 2 drops of oil came out...

Sprocket cover means 3 more screws and potentially more leaning the bike involved though to avoid oil flowing out.

It is wise to first remove the shifter (mark the position before you remove it!!), before you ask someone to hold the bike so you can open the cover. Also, You can turn the screws 1/4 turn open to make sure they are not to tight when you start unmounting them.

If you have an electric screwdriver with an according bit, this is also improving time to fix it. use some (!!) clean grease to hold the gasket in place when you put it back on

However, it is also possible to simply drain the oil and put it back in once you are finished... Being alone, this might be the better way to do it... you don't need to drain all oil, 1 Liter should be more than enough. just use a clean catch bowl.
 
I just lean it over and rest the bike on an old (large) car battery, usually a couple lying around. Perfect height (well over), nice and solid and as long as you position it well quite stable enough. Obviously suggest some care but never had a problem.................
 
The Sock said:
I'd suggest having a set of Phil Todd's inner and outer gearbox cover gaskets on hand.
It's a good idea to clean and regrease the clutch mechanism while you're in there.
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Thanks for the recommendation, I've had a look in the reference threads etc for Phil Todd and i cannot see contact details ? Does he have a website or sell on ebay etc ?
 
Only a stupid numb skull would lean it over leaning the left bar on a light pole on the side of the road. A stupid numbskull has no way of stopping the bike moving and having the light post dent the tank as it falls forward.

However, if no oil loss was the main concern it works, at the demise of the tank.

DANHIK 😡
 
I lean mine with the left handlebar on the timber door frame in the garage - with steering firmly on the opposite lock stop and a wedge under the back wheel! You really don't need to lean it away too much to pull the triangular cover off. Recent High Country ride we did Lennie's 3C leaning against a picnic table in Yea - the old loose eccentric story. It's the tricky angle to the 13mm lock nut that sets it up to fail - I made a cheap and cheesy special spanner with a sharp S-bend for the job - works a treat. And I use a section of L-alu for the slot so I can mark on the case cover my starting reference point.

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Mike,

I have both the selector and sprocket cover gaskets in stock and can include them in your parcel if you're quick!

piet
 
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