What's this nipple?

[Eclectic]

Hi all, whislt giving the old girl a clean up I spotted this nipple tucked up under the fairing on the right hand side on the front edge of the clutch cover.



Is their supposed to be something connected to it?

Thanks
Nigel.

Posted using me thumb on ma dog and bone.

[Twinpotter]

Hi Nige
That is a drain nipple onto which a short hose was attached (suggest you attach one) to allow coolant out should the pump seal go bad (so the oil and coolant doesn't mix) and fitted post 98 models which had just a wee 'weep' hole. When next I have the cover off, I'll be attaching one myself as the hole just bungs up with crud.

This article on the Superhawk forum with pics:
http://www.superhawkforum.com/forums/te ... ing-24778/

[Eclectic]

Cheers dude. Then the mystery of where this fine oil is coming from deepens :/

[Eclectic]

Actually, it IS where the oil is coming from.

Is this a simple job?

[Wicky]

Just order a new gasket/s and check out the relevant parts in the PDF service manual. get some gasket remover spray to get the old one off, plus some liquid silicone gasket. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3-BOND-GASKET-SEA ... _928wt_907

Drain oil and coolant Take off clutch cover - remove old gasket and replace apply small liquid silicone on one side [very careful near the water channels] and lightly grease the other. Do up bolts and reconnect hoses etc.

[Eclectic]

Can you beleive I still havent done this. Got put off by the "special" tool. But she's gushing out the oil on rides now. So, MUST do this asap!

Thanks for the advice.

[lloydie]

it was a must last year

[Eclectic]

The real Richard kicker is finding the time. I dont really have the gubbins to do the work here. Need to get round my old mans and get in his garage. But the missis works evening and weekends and I have the kiddies. Cant throw the pair of them on the back of the bike :/

But yep, Im a naughty boy :/

[Eclectic]

I think Ive ordered everything, but reading through the Haynes I cant tell whether I HAVE to replace the Mechanical seal or not?

So, question is: Do I HAVE to replace the machincal seal when doing this?

So far I have the slilicone gasket sealer. clutch cover gasket, water pump O-ring and the oil seal.

[Eclectic]

Oh well, I manned up and got on with it, only to find a stone poking through my clutch cover from the inside from my off last year. Was impossible to see from the outside as it was a pin prick. Im guessing the stone punched through and was then covered by more alu in the slide. Its a pin prick of a hole but Im gutted. Heart sank when I saw it. Im right in thinking these things cant be repaired?

[tony.mon]

Yes, it can, a dab of Araldite will do the trick, or two-part liquid metal compound.

Fit a carbon or Kevlar cover and no-one will know.

[agentpineapple]

Yes, it can, a dab of Araldite will do the trick, or two-part liquid metal compound.

Fit a carbon or Kevlar cover and no-one will know.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-VTR1000 ... 1c28324f06
is it this side or the other side???????/

[Eclectic]

She already has a carbonadi.de cover on. http://shop.carbonadi.de/product_info.p ... storm.html

So its perfectly safe to fix this hole?

[StormingHonda]

The real Richard kicker is finding the time. I dont really have the gubbins to do the work here. Need to get round my old mans and get in his garage. But the missis works evening and weekends and I have the kiddies. Cant throw the pair of them on the back of the bike :/

But yep, Im a naughty boy :/

****didnt read all of thread***************

[tony.mon]

She already has a carbonadi.de cover on. http://shop.carbonadi.de/product_info.p ... storm.html

So its perfectly safe to fix this hole?

Yes.
Is the hole under the carbon cover?