• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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08' TC450 countershaft leak

gestion01

gestion01

Husqvarna
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Ok this is maybe a question asked many times. I'm just back from
30 hrs of driving from croom florida to montreal and don't feel like searching :cripple: :D

I have a light leak from the countershaft behind the front sprocket. I tried pulling the bushing and cleaning but no change. Leaks only when oil is hot.
 
gestion01;68918 said:
Ok this is maybe a question asked many times. I'm just back from
30 hrs of driving from croom florida to montreal and don't feel like searching :cripple: :D

I have a light leak from the countershaft behind the front sprocket. I tried pulling the bushing and cleaning but no change. Leaks only when oil is hot.
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happened to me also, could be the o ring on the bushing. when you pull the bushing there is a groove for a rubber o ring to sit into. try replacing that.

also your chain tension maybe a little high
 
When I pulled the bushing I found no o-ring on or in it. Maybe it was on the shaft...

Chain tension is ok.
 
gestion01;68959 said:
When I pulled the bushing I found no o-ring on or in it. Maybe it was on the shaft...

Chain tension is ok.
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yeah sorry bad description, the o ring is on a groove on the shaft and the bushing slides over it
 
Thanks, I will buy a new bushing and o-ring then.

From what I see on the parts fiche, the design is a lot like ktm. And to get them to hold I always had to change both the bushing and seals.
 
I have an 07 TE-250 with the same issue. O-ring replaced, oil still comes out when engine is running. So next try is replacement of the outer oil seal and the spacer. The spacer seems a little rough where it contacts the oil seal so I'm gonna replace. While I'm waiting for parts to come in, I'm changing the oil. I cycled the engine a few times to move all the old oil out while the plugs and filters were removed. I note that a lot of oil comes around the countershaft bearing while I cycle the engine. Seems like a lot of pressure for the thin little oil seal and o-ring to hold back. I hope it's up to the task.
 
JLA-TE250 said:
I have an 07 TE-250 with the same issue. O-ring replaced, oil still comes out when engine is running. So next try is replacement of the outer oil seal and the spacer. The spacer seems a little rough where it contacts the oil seal so I'm gonna replace. While I'm waiting for parts to come in, I'm changing the oil. I cycled the engine a few times to move all the old oil out while the plugs and filters were removed. I note that a lot of oil comes around the countershaft bearing while I cycle the engine. Seems like a lot of pressure for the thin little oil seal and o-ring to hold back. I hope it's up to the task.
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Hey, Lee!

The o-ring wasn't enough to stop the leak? D'oh! I hope you still had a good time on your trip. If you're doing the outer seal plus the bushing, and you need a seal remover tool, I'd be happy to lend you mine. Don't try prying the old seal out with screwdrivers, because the chance of gouging up the seal seating area is really high.

--Dave
 
You found me. Nice pic Dave! I'm thinking the spacer's roughness was the issue...buggering up the seal. Thanks for the offer, I should have asked, but I got the seal out ok w/o screwing anything up. The trip was a bust. Too much tale of woe to post here...some other time. On the plus side, as I'm waiting on parts I'm doing a lot of freshening up on your old steed so I get to know her and know where I'm starting off maintenance wise. The bloody knuckle time has generated a few other Qs? that I'm looking for answers on around here so I don't keep bugging you. :)
 
Dave: New Oil seal and a nice shiny spacer seems to have done the trick. All is well. She's all freshened up w/ a new chain, sprockets, & clean filters. Runnin good!
- Lee
 
Digging this one up. I need a little help. Once I pull the sproket cover off and the case saver, there is a metal cover. After I puttl that cover I believe What I am seeing is a seal. Is there and o ring on the outside of this? I do not have one, possibly why TE450 is pouring oil when it is running. I belive I caused the issue when I changed sprockets and the chain was too tight. Anyways, the parts I think I need are 24, 25, and 26 on page section 16. I do not see the seal on the diagram. Any help is much appreciated.
 
The o-ring is not on the outside of the seal. You have to pull off the metal collar around the shaft. The retaining cover, which you already removed, is a separate piece. This collar is what the seal contacts, and it slides off the shaft. Behind that collar on the shaft is where the o-ring lives.
 
Thanks, I fixed this last week. It was much easier than I thought. I could not visualize it from the descriptions but once I had it apart it was simple.
 
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