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woods27x4 · 09-19-2010, 05:58 PM

Okay guys, I am having a problem I don't understand. My '01 Nomad is leaking gear oil at the boot at the rear of the engine where the drive shaft is. I thought the drive shaft tube was dry so why would I have gear oil leaking there?

cactusjack · 09-19-2010, 06:26 PM

Probably a worn pinion shaft seal.

**Cajunrider** · 09-19-2010, 06:48 PM

Woods, I've went through this already. Like CJ said, to have gear oil at the engine end of the shaft, your pinion seal is leaking by. My bike only had a few thousand miles when my seal started leaking. It was covered by the warranty.

**ringadingh** · 09-19-2010, 07:05 PM

There are already a couple threads going with the samegear oil problem as your describing, give them a look for some ideas.

AlabamaNomadRider · 09-19-2010, 08:46 PM

Since yours is an '01 guess you will have to fix it yourself or pay someone to do it.

09-19-2010, 05:58 PM	#1
woods27x4 Jr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portsmouth, Virginia Posts: 19	Leak Okay guys, I am having a problem I don't understand. My '01 Nomad is leaking gear oil at the boot at the rear of the engine where the drive shaft is. I thought the drive shaft tube was dry so why would I have gear oil leaking there? __________________ Richard "Big Wheel" Woods 2001 Nomad 1500 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-19-2010, 06:26 PM	#2
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Leak Probably a worn pinion shaft seal. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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09-19-2010, 06:48 PM	#3
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Leak Woods, I've went through this already. Like CJ said, to have gear oil at the engine end of the shaft, your pinion seal is leaking by. My bike only had a few thousand miles when my seal started leaking. It was covered by the warranty. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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09-19-2010, 07:05 PM	#4
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Leak There are already a couple threads going with the samegear oil problem as your describing, give them a look for some ideas. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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09-19-2010, 08:46 PM	#5
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Leak Since yours is an '01 guess you will have to fix it yourself or pay someone to do it. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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