510 issues

had a stripped nut on the oilfilter in the barrel and finally got mr Mc Hanic to get it out. there was a few little bits of brass on it... and some steel fragments. any suggestions?
Mr McHanic panicked and said big end cage...I hope he is wrong... bike is running fine and starts good, doesn't seem to be making much noise.... I suspect the cam chain tensioner.

talk to me! please

Sorry I can not help but as I run Autos I would be glad to find just a few little bits of brass and steel in my oil!!

I can see your point there allright....

pm Michel Dufayard. he has a bunch of them.

I practice only with a crystall ball or pics !
Hard to say surprize....
I have only seized a rod one time.

im not that stressed, its running nice but I guess some things happening somewhere? brass could be the small end I suppose or the clutch bushing? I might strip it in summer time for a good look.
cheers

hate to suggest a full teardown...probably a good idea at least in the off season. worrisome i know. dont these have the two piece valves that come apart? i know some swapped to stainless one piece units.

A tear down maybe cheaper than running it till it stops.

I know it's riding season and we gots to ride. Been there done that.

thats even more true on a thumper.

as mr McHanic said, running smooth and quiet, could spend a heap of time chasing something for nothing.

I don't know how long the filter nut has been stripped and not cleaned, could be from sometime ago.

last oil change the magnet was clean as

I cant think what would be brass in there? this bike has the one piece valve guides

compression is stunning.

it could be a piece of the kicker bush as that can get a rough time when the clutch cover goes back on

I will give it another run and whip the filter out and check it. if something is failing, there will be more crap on the filter and I will start a lookkee see job.

thanx for your comments, food for thought

Small amounts of brass looking material in the oil is most likely from the clutch plates and as long as there are no big lumps of metal it's probably just the general swarf from gearbox use. I personally change the gearbox oil in my 510 after every ride, I figure that oil is cheaper than an engine exploding!

it was handling this treatment without going "pop" so I guess its not too bad a shape in there..

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Good thing you keep your front wheel up surprize.
Ugly sand tracks down there.
Any emu's , camels ?

as long as you were in 3rd or better, you could ignore the tracks! no emus, a couple of a hoppers only.

I agree with autopilot, change your oil frequently because of the heavily sintered clutch plates. Not changing will cause premature wear.

the cable adjuster was way out so I reset it at the clutch and its much better, regular oil changes are the norm for this baby, thx for your comments